Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula vaginata G.Watt sect. Geranioides |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 4 (1882) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2200-5000m |
Description | petiole vaginate, leaves orbiculate, 1-5cm wide, adaxially pubescent, palmatisect, segments 7-9, dentate, umbel 2-12-flowered, flowers 10-15mm, lobes obovate, bilobate |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | purplish pink |
Bloom | summer |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Auganthus vaginatus (G.Watt) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |