Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula barbatula W.W.Sm. sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 19: 201 (1937) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4900-5000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, spathulate, 4-8mm long, succulent, apically deeply incised, flowers solitary, ca. 1cm across, in throat with a tuft of purple hairs |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | bluish violet, purple |
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 | Aleuritia barbatula (W.W.Sm.) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |