Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula macrocarpa Maxim. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 12: 68 (1868) |
Native Range | Japan (Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate or ovate, 4-12mm, acute, sharply denticulate, farinose, flowers 1-3 in umbel, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 7-9mm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula hayaschinei Petitm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |