| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula praenitens Ker Gawl. sect. Sinensis |
| Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 7: t. 539 (1821) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-1100m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to orbiculate, 4-12cm wide, palmatisect, segments 7-9, oblong, dentate, flowers 3-12 in umbel, corolla 15-40mm across, lobes incised |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lilac, rose, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Auganthus praenitens (Ker Gawl.) Link Auganthus sinensis Soják Oscaria chinensis Lilja Primula mandarina Hoffmanns. Primula praenitens delicata J.Dix Primula semperflorens Loisel. ex Steud. Primula sertulosa J.Kickx f. Primula sinensis Sabine ex Lindl. Primula sinensis alba-plena-grandiflora Pynaert Primula sinensis var. atrorosea-plena C.Turner ex J.Dix Primula sinensis var. carminata J.Dix Primula sinensis var. filicifolia J.Dix Primula sinensis var. fimbriata Lem. Primula sinensis var. striata J.Dix Primulidium sinense Spach |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |