Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula stirtoniana G.Watt sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 15 (1882) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to Bhutan and Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2800-4500m |
Description | glandular hirsute, leaves ovate-spathulate, 2cm, dentate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, amongst leaves, 15mm across, petals deeply incised or dentate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia stirtoniana (G.Watt) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |