Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula jaffreyana King sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 55: 229 (1887) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-5300m |
Description | leaves obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, 4-10cm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially brownish glandular, irregularly dentate. umbel 3-13-flowered, flowers 12-20mm across |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pink, pale bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula jaffreyana ssp. lhasaensis (Balf.f.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula lhasaensis Balf.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |