Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace sericea Ovcz. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS 18: 729 (1952) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate, towards base tapered, 3-6mm, long sericeous-hirsute, scapes thin, pale green, 2-3-flowered, flowers 7-8mm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |