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Primula tongolensis Franch. sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula tongolensis Franch. sect. Petiolares
BibliographyJ. Bot. (Morot) 9: 453 (1895)
Native Rangesc. China
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4000-4500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, broadly spathulate, 1-4cm, entire, obtuse, scape undistinct, flowers 1-4, 15-25mm across, lobes erect, oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, entire
Size1-3cm
Colorbluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula dielsii Petitm.
Primula gentianoides W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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