Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace cuttingii C.E.C.Fisch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 99 (1937) |
Native Range | e. & s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | leaves trimorphic, the inner oblong or oblanceolate to ovate -spathulate, 5-15mm, densely strigose, umbel 3-10-flowered, flowers 5-7mm across, corolla lobes obovate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pink, white |
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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |