Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula ninguida W.W.Sm. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 77 (1926) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-9cm, abaxially farinose, crenate, acute, umbel 3-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes oblong-elliptic, entire |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark purplish rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula macrophylla var. ninguida (W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |