Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace tibetica (Maxim.) R.Knuth sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 237: 187 (1905) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to nw. Himalaya and nw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 12-15mm long, adaxially glabrous and dark shiny green, flowers 6-12, ca. 12mm across, in compact umbel |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink with a yellow eye |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 himalaica (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz. Androsace sempervivoides var. tibetica Maxim. Androsace tibetica var. himalaica R.Knuth |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |