Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula umbratilis Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 22 (1920) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | leaves obovate, adaxially hirsute, crenate, long petiolate, scape hirsute, flowers campanulate, intensely fragrant, in 4-9-flowered umbels, petals bifid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 metria Balf.f & R.E.Cooper |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |