Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula diantha Bureau & Franch. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 5: 97 (1891) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 4000-4800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-spathulate to lanceolate or linear, 1-5cm, abaxially farinose, denticulate, umbel 2-6-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula amabilis Balf.f. & Forrest Primula calliantha ssp. kiuchiangensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula glacialis Franch. Primula kiuchiangensis Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula leucops W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward Primula rigida Balf.f. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |