Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula rubicunda H.R.Fletcher sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 35: 192 (1950) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4700-4800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, obovate to spathulate, 7-15mm long, subscabrous, crenate to dentate, obtuse, flowers solitary, 10-15mm across, lobes ovate, deeply incised |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |