Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula stuartii Wall. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Fl. Ind. [W.Roxburgh] 2: 20 (1824) |
Native Range | Assam to w. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4500m |
Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate, abaxially yellow farinose, dentate, petiole broadly winged, 15-35cm long, flowers pendent, pedicellate, 2-3cm across, in umbel |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | golden-yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 commence |
Synonyms | Aleuritia stuartii (Wall.) Soják Primula stuartii var. stuartii-typica G.Watt |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |