Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula poissonii Franch. sect. Candelabra |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 67 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2500-3100m |
Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves winged petiolate, obovate or elliptic, 4-10cm, regularly denticulate, obtuse, umbels 2-6, superimposed, 3-10-flowered, flowers 18-30mm across |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | purplish crimson, purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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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 poissonii (Franch.) Soják Primula oblanceolata Balf.f. Primula planiflora Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |