Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula crassifolia Lehm. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Monogr. Primul.: 91 (1817) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-4000m |
Description | leaves glabrous, elliptic-lanceolate, broadly winged petiolate, irregularly crenate, densely white farinose, umbel many flowered, flowers large, ca. 2cm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale pink, white, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
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 division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia bayernii (Rupr.) Soják Primula bayernii Rupr. Primula nivalis var. bayernii (Rupr.) Regel |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |