Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula waddellii Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 56 (1915) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Bhutan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 4000-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, spathulate, minutely glandular, crenate or denticulate, obtuse, flowers solitary, 10-15mm across, lobes narrowly obovate, deeply incised |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purplish blue, pinkish |
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 | Aleuritia waddellii (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |