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Primula waltonii G.Watt ex Balf.f. sect. Sikkimensis 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula waltonii G.Watt ex Balf.f. sect. Sikkimensis
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 57 (1915)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3900-5300m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, 4-18cm, efarinose, erose-dentate, obtuse, umbels 4-20-flowered, flowers 5-15mm across, lobes suborbiculate, entire
Size20-70cm
Colordark wine purple, pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia waltonii (G.Watt ex Balf.f.) Soják
Primula prionotes Balf.f. & G.Watt
Primula vinosa Stapf
Primula waltonii ssp. prionotes (Balf.f. & G.Watt) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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