Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula aerinantha Balf.f. & Purdom sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 146 (1916) |
Native Range | nc. China (s. Gansu) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblong to elliptic, 1-6cm, sparsely pilose, crenate, obtuse, inflorescence capitate, 3-15-flowered, flowers 7-10mm, lobes oblong, emarginate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia aerinantha (Balf.f. & Purdom) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |