Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace foliosa Duby sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 8: 49 (1844) |
Native Range | n. Pakistan to nw. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-3500m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves in rosette, pale green, 5cm wide and 12cm long, ciliate, flowers with orange eye, in umbel |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | fleshy red |
Bloom | late 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 in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace sarmentosa var. foliosa (Duby) Hook.f. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |