Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula souliei Franch. sect. Souliei |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 450 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3900-4000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, ovate, 1-2cm, irregularly crenate, obtuse, umbel 2-8-flowered, flowers 10-18mm across, lobes obovate-cuneate, deeply incised |
Size | 4-12cm |
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 souliei (Franch.) Soják Primula legendrei Bonati Primula parvula Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula souliei ssp. legendrei (Bonati) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |