Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula kitadakensis H.Hara sect. Reinii |
Bibliography | Iconogr. Pl. Asiae Orient. 1: 42 (1936) |
Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves in rosette, petiolate, orbiculate or reniform, on base distinctly cordate, apically crenate-dentate, flowers of 6, verticillate, calyx glabrous, petals deeply bifid |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula reinii var. kitadakensis (H.Hara) Ohwi |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |