Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula smithiana Craib sect. Candelabra |
Bibliography | J. Roy. Hort. Soc., London 39: 190 (1913) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2400-2700m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 7-20cm, regularly finely denticulate, rounded, umbels 2-5, superimposed, 5-12-flowered, flowers 10-15mm, lobes obovate |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia smithiana (Craib) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |