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Primula calliantha Franch. sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula calliantha Franch. sect. Nivales
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 368 (1886)
Native Rangesc. China (w. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3900-4200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, narrowly ovate to oblanceolate, 3-9cm, abaxially green-yellow farinose, crenate, obtuse, umbels 3-10-flowered, flowers 2-3cm, lobes obovate, emarginate
Size10-30cm
Colorpink, purple, yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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