Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula melanantha (Franch.) C.M.Hu sect. Nivales |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3400-3500m |
Description | petiole broadly winged, leaves oblanceolate, pubescent, 5-12cm, crenate, umbel simple, many flowered, flowers 10-13mm across, lobes elliptic to oblong, obtuse |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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