Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula elongata G.Watt sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 8 (1882) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, obovate to oblanceolate, 5-12cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, denticulate, obtuse, umbels 1-2, superimposed, 5-10-flowered, flowers 15mm, lobes dentate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 elongata (G.Watt) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |