Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula suffrutescens A.Gray sect. Cuneifolia |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 371 (1868) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-4000m |
Description | leaves obscurely petiolate, cuneate-spathulate, ca. 4cm, succulent, crenate to dentate, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 2-9, 1-2cm across, calyx green, urceolate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |