Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula violacea W.W.Sm & Kingdon-Ward sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 54 (1923) |
Native Range | sc. China (sw. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong, 3-9cm long, scabrous, subentire, obtuse, flowers 10-15 in spike, limb 6-9mm wide, lobes subquadrate, retuse |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | dark 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 | Aleuritia violacea (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |