Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula epilithica F.W.Chen & C.M.Hu sect. Malacoides |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 6: 3 (1990) |
Native Range | sc. China (Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | densely rusty hirsute, leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 8-25mm, cordate, lobate, dentate, umbel solitary, 2-6-flowered, flowers 8-15mm across |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |