Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace olympica Boiss. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 37 (1844) |
Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in rosettes, lanceolate or linear, acute, entire, densely hirsute, flowers 3-5 in umbel, bracts lanceolate, calyx campanulate, flowers 5-7mm across |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring |
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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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace villosa var. congesta Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 14 (1875) |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |