Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula angustifolia Torr. sect. Parryi |
Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 34 (1824) |
Native Range | Colorado to n. New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-4400m |
Description | leaves obscurely petiolate, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 10-17mm, thick, entire or remotely denticulate, glabrous, flowers 1-2, 10-15mm long, calyx cylindrical |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | summer |
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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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia angustifolia (Torr.) Soják Primula angustifolia var. helenae Pollard & Cockerell Primula x helenae (Pollard & Cockerrell) Anon. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |