Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula megalocarpa H.Hara sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 49: 133 (1974) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4900m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate, 5-18cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, finely denticulate, narrowly revolute, umbel 1-8-flowered, flowers 18-20mm across, lobes incised |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, purplish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Primula macrophylla var. macrocarpa (G.Watt) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher Primula nivalis var. macrocarpa (G.Watt) Pax Primula nivalis marcocarpa (G.Watt) Farrer Primula stuartii var. macrocarpa G.Watt |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |