Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sonchifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 266 (1885) |
Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2300-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong, 3-10cm, irregularly lobate to pinnatisect, segments denticulate, umbel 3-15-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes ovate, dentate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue, purplish blue |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula drymophila Craib Primula gratissima Forrest Primula sonchifolia var. atrocoerulea Forrest Primula taraxacoides Balf.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |