Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace elatior Pax & K.Hoffm. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 193 (1921) |
Native Range | sc. China to s. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4200m |
Description | leaves reniform to suborbiculate, 15-25mm wide, palmatisect, segments 5, trilobate, umbels 10-25-flowered, flowers ca. 4mm across, lobes obovate-oblong |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |