Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula deflexa Duthie sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 39: 229 (1906) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4800m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblong to oblanceolate, 5-15cm, irregularly denticulate, ciliate, hirsute, inflorescence spicate, many flowered, flowers infundibuliform, 12-15mm |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | dark purple, white |
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 deflexa (Duthie) Soják Primula conica Balf.f. & Forrest Primula muscarioides ssp. conica (Balf.f. & Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |