Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula erosa (Wall. ex Duby) Regel sect. Denticulata |
Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 11: 333 (1853) |
Native Range | Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2900-4000m |
Description | akin to P. denticulata, leaves obovate-spathulate or oblanceolate, dentate, flowers flatly open, in spherical umbel |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula denticulata var. erosa Wall. ex Duby Primula fortunei Moore |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |