Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula tibetica G.Watt sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 6 (1882) |
Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3100-4800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 1-3cm long, glabrous, entire, obtuse, umbel 2-10-flowered, flowers 7-10mm across, lobes obovate, deeply incised |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | lilac, pinkish-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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia tibetica (G.Watt) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |