Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Omphalogramma vinciflorum (Franch.) Franch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 45: 180 (1898) |
Native Range | c. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2200-4600m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong, 3-14cm, hirsute, entire, obtuse, flowers solitary, crateriform, 3-5cm across, lobes obovate, emarginate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Omphalogramma engleri (R.Knuth) Balf.f. Omphalogramma rockii W.W.Sm. Omphalogramma vinciflorum var. rockii (W.W.Sm.) R.C.Fang Omphalogramma viola-grandis (Farrer) Farrer & Purdom ex Balf.f Primula engleri R.Knuth Primula vinciflora Franch. Primula viola-grandis Farrer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) |