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Primula cunninghamii King ex Craib sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula cunninghamii King ex Craib sect. Petiolares
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 6: 250 (1917)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude3300-4300m
Descriptionleaves numerous, oblong-spathulate to obovate, 2-11cm, erose-denticulate, flowers numerous in leaf rosette, corolla 10-15mm across, lobes obovate, deeply incised
Size1-2cm
Colorpurplish rose
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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