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Primula smithiana Craib sect. Candelabra 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula smithiana Craib sect. Candelabra
BibliographyJ. Roy. Hort. Soc., London 39: 190 (1913)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2400-2700m
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 7-20cm, regularly finely denticulate, rounded, umbels 2-5, superimposed, 5-12-flowered, flowers 10-15mm, lobes obovate
Size20-60cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia smithiana (Craib) Soják
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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