Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula yunnanensis Franch. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 269 (1885) |
Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2800-3600m |
Description | leaves elliptic to spathulate, 1-4cm, abaxially densely yellow farinose, crenate, flowers 1-5, 10-15mm across, lobes broadly obovate, deeply incised |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | lilac, pinkish rose |
Bloom | summer |
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 calcicola Balf.f. & Forrest Primula fragilis Balf.f. & Forrest Primula kichanensis Franch. ex Petitim. Primula umbrella Forrest ex Balf.f. Primula yunnanensis ssp. fragilis (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |