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Primula hookeri G.Watt sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula hookeri G.Watt sect. Petiolares
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 14 (1882)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya and Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3800-5000m
Descriptionleaves subsessile, 15-40mm, oblong-obovate to spathulate, obtuse, umbel 2-3-flowered, flowers 7-10mm across, lobes oblong, erect
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite, bluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula vernicosa Kingdon-Ward ex Balf.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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