Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace longifolia Turcz. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 202 (1832) |
Native Range | n. China to s. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1500m |
Description | leaves sessile, grey-green, linear to linear-lanceolate, 7-30mm long, erect, umbels 4-10-flowered, hidden in leaves, flowers 5-6mm across, petals obovate-elliptic, emarginate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Primula longifolia (Turcz.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |