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Primula calderiana Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula calderiana Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper sect. Petiolares
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 7 (1915)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-4900m
Descriptionfragrant, leaves winged petiolate, oblong to spathulate, crenate, obtuse, efarinose, flowers 4-10 in umbel, flowers 15-35mm across, lobes suborbiculate
Size5-30cm
Colordark purple, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula dianae Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper
Primula gammieana King ex Balf.f.
Primula laeta W.W.Sm.
Primula obtusifolia var. roylei G.Watt
Primula roylei (Watt) Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
Primula roylei ssp. calderiana (Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula roylei ssp. dianae (Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula roylei ssp. gammieana (King. ex Balf.f.) W.W.Sm & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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