Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula pumilio Maxim. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 498 (1882) |
Native Range | nc. China to Qinghai and e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4500-5300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to rhombic, 3-15mm, entire or remotely denticulate, obtuse, flowers 1-6, 5-7mm across, lobes broadly obovate, emarginate |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia pumilio (Maxim) Soják Primula pygmaeorum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |