Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula aureostellata Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper sect. Amethystina |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 149 (1916) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves coriaceous, to 7cm long, petiolate, lanceolate or oblong, acute, triangular, cartilagineous denticulate, glabrous, flowers 4-6 in sparse umbel, calyx glabrous, green |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white, yellow, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula dickieana var. aureostellata (Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper) H.R.Fletcher |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |