| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula japonica A.Gray sect. Candelabra |
| Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 6: 400 (1858) |
| Native Range | Kuril Islands to Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 800-1800m |
| Description | leaves subcarnose, sessile, oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 8-30cm long, sharply dentate, glabrous, flowers in 1-5 whorls, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 20-25mm across |
| Size | 40-80cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, white |
| Bloom | late 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia japonica (A.Gray) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is.) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |
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