Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula chungensis Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward sect. Candelabra |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 7 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2900-3200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 5-15cm, irregularly denticulate, obtuse, umbels superimposed, 3-12-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes obovate, retuse |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pale orange |
Bloom | summer |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia chungensis (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |