Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace mollis Hand.-Mazz. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 136 (1925) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-4500m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, the inner obovate to oblanceolate, 3-13mm long, sparsely white lanate, flowers 5-8mm across, petals broadly obovate, rounded |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace sarmentosa var. yunnanensis R.Kunth |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |