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Primula ludlowii W.W.Sm. sect. Soldanelloides 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula ludlowii W.W.Sm. sect. Soldanelloides
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 19: 172 (1936)
Native Rangee. Himalaya (Bhutan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude1200-2700m
Descriptionleaves in rosette, winged petiolate, obovate or elliptic, 3-7cm, abaxially densely pilose, flowers usually solitary, nearly horizontal, calyx crateriform, corolla 15-25mm
Size2-5cm
Colordeep violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula sherriffiae var. ludlowii (W.W.Sm.) A.J.Richards
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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