Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula minutissima Jacquem. ex Duby sect. Minutissimae |
Synonyms | Aleuritia heydei (G.Watt) Soják |
Primula heydei G.Watt | |
Primula saundersiana Royle ex Hook.f. | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3700-5200m |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 5-10mm, abaxially yellow farinose, adaxially glandular, dentate, acuminate, flowers 1-3, 5-10mm across, lobes obovate, incised |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | dark reddish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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