Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula munroi Lindl. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 33: t. 15 (1847) |
Native Range | s. Tibet, to ne. Pakistan and Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-4800m |
Description | leaves ovate to oblong, long petiolate, 3-8cm, flowers 2-6, with yellow eye, in lax umbel, limb 15-20mm across |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink, white, purple |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia involucrata Soják Primula involucrata Wall ex Duby Primula involucrata var. wallichii Stapf |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |