Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula lacerata W.W.Sm. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 45 (1923) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and nw. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, 2-6cm long, glabrous, abaxially glaucous, obscurely crenate, obtuse, flowers 3-7, in umbel, limb 15-25mm across, lobes obovate, incised |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | lavender-blue, pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |