Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula capitellata Boiss. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 64 (1849) |
Native Range | Iran to Central Asia and n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2700-4900m |
Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate to spathulate, 2-10cm long, dentate, abaxially farinose, flowers 5-10, 6-7mm, in compact head |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia capitellata (Boiss.) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |