Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula chartacea Franch. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 64 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China (ne. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1700-1900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to suborbiculate, 2-5cm, glabrous, subentire, rounded, umbel solitary, 2-6-flowered, flowers 10-15mm across, lobes broadly obovate, emarginate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |