Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula esquirolii Petitm. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Sci. Nancy, sér. 3, 8: 16 (1907) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Guizhou) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves subsessile, elliptic-obovate, 5-13cm long, subcoriaceous, abaxially densely pubescent, umbel 4-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes emarginate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pale blue, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |