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Primula pulchra G.Watt sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula pulchra G.Watt sect. Petiolares
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 3 (1882)
Native Rangee. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4500m
Descriptionshortly rhizomatous, hirsute, leaves ovate, subcarnose, 25-40mm, cordate, long petiolate, flowers 15-25mm, with yellow eye, solitary or in umbel, petals irregularly dentate
Size1-15cm
Colorbluish purple, purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula dyeriana G.Watt
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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