Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Primulina fordii (Hemsl.) Yin Z.Wang |
Bibliography | J. Syst. Evol. 49: 61 (2011) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 400-1100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 6-11cm, adaxially appresed puberulent, eglandular, subentire, cymes 2-8-flowered, peduncles puberulent, corolla 2-4cm |
Size | 4-13cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Chirita fordii (Hemsl.) D.Wood Chirita longistyla W.T.Wang Didymocarpus fordii Hemsl. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |