Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula rhodantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 39 (1915) |
Native Range | e. & ne. Afghanistan to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3200m |
Description | efarinose, glabrous, leaves in rosette, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, to 3cm long, obtuse, denticulate, petiolate, flowers in umbel of 5-8, corolla lobes obovate, 5mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula rosea ssp. rhodantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula warshenewskiana ssp. rhodantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Wendelbo |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |