Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace runcinata Hand.-Mazz. |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16: 161 (1931) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to elliptic-obovate, 2-5cm long, papery, umbels 8-12-flowered, flowers ca. 5mm across, petals oblong, entire or retuse |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace diversifolia C.Y.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |