Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula glandulifera Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 20 (1915) |
Native Range | Nepal to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5600m |
Description | leaves elliptic to cuneate, obtusely dentate, petiole winged, flowers 1-2cm across, with white eye, in umbel, petals deeply incised |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia glandulifera (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Soják |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |