Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula optata Farrer ex Balf.f. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 187 (1916) |
Native Range | c. China to e. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3200-4500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong-spathulate, 3-7cm, dentate, obtuse, umbels 1-2, 4-10-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes elliptic to oblong, entire |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Primula longipetiolata Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula tsiangiae W.P.Fang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |