Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula eburnea Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 166 (1916) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to Bhutan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 4300-4800m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblong, 3-9cm long, glandular hirsute, dentate or lobate, petiole winged, flowers 6-12, infundibuliform, in capitate umbel, petals denticulate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | creamy white |
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 | Primula harroviana Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |