Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula russeola Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 17 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 5-15cm long, farinose, finely dentate, revolute, obtuse, umbels 5-12-flowered, flowers 2-3cm across, lobes obovate, entire |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | dark purplish rose |
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 ionantha Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula lancifolia Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula russeola ssp. lancifolia (Pax & K.Hoffm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |