Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula commutata Schott sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 2: 35 (1852) |
Native Range | e. Austria to w. Slovenia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves in rosette, spathulate, tapered to elongate petiole, flat, hirsute, on apex coarsely dentate, flowers 3-7 in umbel, sepals acute, corolla ca. 2cm, lobes obcordate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Primula villosa ssp. commutata (Schott) Widmer Primula villosa var. commutata (Schott) Widmer Primula viscosa ssp. commutata (Schott) Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (YUG Yugoslavia) |