Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace zayulensis Hand.-Mazz. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 76: 282 (1938) |
Native Range | e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4000m |
Description | leaves crowded, rhombic to narrowly elliptic, 5-6mm long, umbel 2-4-flowered, flowers to 4mm across, petals obovate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |