Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula purdomii Craib sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 53: 192 (1913) |
Native Range | c. China to se. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3300-4100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 3-12cm long, efarinose, subentire, acute to obtuse, umbel 8-12-flowered, flowers16-20mm across, lobes oblong, entire |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | bluish purple, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
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, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |