Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula minutissima Jacquem. ex Duby sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 8: 42 (1844) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to w. Nepal and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Aleuritia minutissima (Jacquem. ex Duby) Soják Aleuritia heydei (G.Watt) Soják Primula heydei G.Watt Primula saundersiana Royle ex Hook.f. Primula stracheyi Hook.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |