Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula atrodentata W.W.Sm. sect. Denticulata |
Bibliography | Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 217 (1911) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to c. & e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 2-6cm, minutely glandular, denticulate, obtuse, umbels capitate, many flowered, flowers 10-15mm, lobes broadly obovate, bilobate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Primula atrodentata ssp. orestora (Craib & R.E.Cooper) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula orestora Craib & R.E.Cooper |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |