Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula subalpina (Eastw.) A.R.Mast & Reveal sect. Dodecatheon |
Bibliography | Brittonia 59: 82 (2007) |
Native Range | California (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-4000m |
Description | glabrous, reddish, leaves 3-7cm, oblanceolate to spathulate, entire, umbels 1-5-flowered, tube dark maroon, with yellow ring, lobes 5-9mm long |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | magenta, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Dodecatheon cusickii var. yosemitanum (H.Mason) Jeps. Dodecatheon hendersonii var. yosemitanum H.Mason Dodecatheon subalpinum Eastw. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |