Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula capitata Hook. sect. Capitatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4550 (1850) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-5000m |
Description | leaves oblong-spathulate, 7-15cm long, dentate and often revolute, white farinose, petiole winged, flowers 7-10mm, with yellow eye, in compressed, conical head |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | bluish 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 capitata (Hook.) Soják Primula globifera Griff. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |