Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Dionysia hedgei Wendelbo |
Bibliography | Aarbok Univ. Bergen, Mat.-Naturvidensk. Ser. 19: 18 (1964) |
Native Range | n. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1200m |
Description | akin to D. involucrata, leaves oblanceolate, 5-9mm long with distinct venation, bracts entire, flowers 2-12, scapose, 12-14mm across, petals entire |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |