Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula glaucescens Moretti sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Giorn. Fis., ser. 2, 5: 249 (1822) |
Native Range | s. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 450-2400m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to obovate, 2-7cm, adaxially shiny green, rigid, coriaceous, margins cartilagineous, finely dentate, flowers 2-6, 2-3cm across, with white eye, in umbel |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | spring |
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 cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Synonyms | Auricula-ursi glaucescens (Moretti) Soják Primula calycina Duby ex Gaudin Primula calycina var. longobarda (Porta) Widmer Primula glaucescens ssp. calycina Pax Primula glaucescens var. longobarda (Porta) Pax Primula glaucescens ssp. longobarda (Porta) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula laevigata Duby ex Rchb. Primula longobarda Porta Primula spectabilis var. glaucescens (Moretti) Fiori Primula spectabilis var. longobarda (Porta) Fiori Primula spectabilis ssp. longobarda (Porta) Pax |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |