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Primula limbata Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula limbata Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 13 (1920)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3700-4300m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 5-12cm, efarinose, obtusely denticulate, acute, umbels 4-8-flowered, flowers ca. 2cm across, lobes elliptic to obovate, entire
Size10-20cm
Colorbluish purple
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
SynonymsPrimula sinonivalis Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
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