Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula klattii N.P.Balakr. sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67: 63 (1970) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Bhutan and e. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 4-10cm, adaxially white hirsute, incised-dentate, crenate to pinnatilobate, flowers 1-2, calyx dark red, limb 3cm across, lobes incised |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula uniflora Klatt |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |