Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula ludlowii W.W.Sm. sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 19: 172 (1936) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | leaves in rosette, winged petiolate, obovate or elliptic, 3-7cm, abaxially densely pilose, flowers usually solitary, nearly horizontal, calyx crateriform, corolla 15-25mm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | deep violet |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula sherriffiae var. ludlowii (W.W.Sm.) A.J.Richards |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |