Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula biserrata Forrest sect. Candelabra |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 4: 230 (1908) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to sc. China and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2600-4200m |
Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves petiolate, oblong to obovate, 6-12cm, erose-denticulate, umbels 1-5, superimposed, 5-10-flowered, flowers 18-25mm across, lobes obovate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 |
Synonyms | Aleuritia serratifolia Soják Primula serratifolia Franch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |