Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula tenella King ex G.Watt sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 13 (1882) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4700-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, rhombic to ovate-spathulate, 6-15mm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially densely glandular, denticulate, flowers 1-2, 15-25mm across, lobes obovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bluish violet |
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 division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia tenella (King ex G.Watt) Soják Primula rebeccae A.J.Richards |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |