Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula cinerascens Franch. sect. Cortusoides |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 448 (1895) |
Native Range | c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to orbiculate, adaxially densely pubescent, sinuate, denticulate, umbels 1-2, superimposed, 3-8-flowered, flowers 12-18mm, lobes obovate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pinkish purple, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Auganthus cinerascens (Franch.) Soják Primula cinerascens ssp. violodora (Dunn) W.W.Sm. Primula neurocalyx ssp. riparia (Balf.f. & Farrer) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula riparia Balf.f. & Farrer Primula violodora Dunn |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central) |