Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula nipponica Yatabe sect. Cuneifolia |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 4: 357, t. 13 (1890) |
Native Range | Japan (n. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | leaves carnose, obovate or spathulate, 2-4cm, acute, with 2-3 teeth in upper half, glabrous, flowers 1-8 in umbel, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, ca. 1cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |