Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula prattii Hemsl. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 314 (1892) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves in rosette, winged petiolate, spathulate to narrowly lanceolate, 2-8cm, abaxially densely yellow farinose, crenate, flowers 4-12 in umbel, corolla 15-20mm across |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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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 spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula pulchella ssp. prattii (Hemsl.) Halda Primula sulphurea Pax & K.Hoffm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |