Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula aurantiaca W.W.Sm. & Forrest sect. Candelabra |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 34 (1923) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, obovate-oblong to oblanceolate, 4-15cm, erose-denticulate, obtuse, umbels 2-4, superimposed, 6-12-flowered, flowers 8-10mm, lobes oblong-obovate, emarginate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | dark reddish orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia aurantiaca (W.W.Sm. & Forrest) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |