Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula erythrocarpa Craib sect. Denticulata |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 206 (1918) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Bhutan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-spathulate to elliptic, 2-10cm, ciliate, glandular, denticulate, obtuse, umbel capitate, many flowered, flowers 10-12mm, lobes obovate, bilobate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula denticulata ssp. erythrocarpa (Craib) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |