Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula limbata Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales |
Synonyms | Primula sinonivalis Balf.f. & Forrest |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3700-4300m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 5-12cm, efarinose, obtusely denticulate, acute, umbels 4-8-flowered, flowers ca. 2cm across, lobes elliptic to obovate, entire |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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