Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula pulchra G.Watt sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 3 (1882) |
Native Range | e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | shortly rhizomatous, hirsute, leaves ovate, subcarnose, 25-40mm, cordate, long petiolate, flowers 15-25mm, with yellow eye, solitary or in umbel, petals irregularly dentate |
Size | 1-15cm |
Color | bluish purple, 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula dyeriana G.Watt |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |