Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula argutidens Franch. sect. Amethystina |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 451 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves thick, subcoriaceous, ovate, apically conspicuosly dentate, basally entire, attenuate to wide petiole, flowers 2-4 in umbel, corolla campanulate, 10-15mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula amethystina ssp. argutidens (Franch.) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher Primula argutidens ssp. riae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula riae Pax & K.Hoffm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |