Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula cernua Franch. sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 271 (1885) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-3900m |
Description | leaves broadly obovate to oblanceolate, 3-12cm, white hirsute, entire, obtuse, inflorescence spicate, 1-2cm, many flowered, corolla tube 8-11mm long, lobes oblong, entire |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | dark bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 cernua (Franch.) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |