Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula siamensis Craib sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 238 (1922) |
Native Range | n. Thailand |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1700-2000m |
Description | leaves oblong-oblanceolate, rounded or obtuse, tapered to petiole, to 8cm long, thinly hirsute, inflorescence sparse, calyx densely farinose, corolla lobes dentate, 1cm |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | violet |
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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (THA Thailand) |