Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula incana M.E.Jones sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 306 (1895) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | farinose, leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, 3-6cm long, denticulate, flowers 3-12, supporting bracts linear- lanceolate, several, flowers 8-11mm long, petals incised |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | lilac |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula americana Rydb. Primula farinosa ssp. incana (M.E.Jones) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula farinosa var. incana (M.E.Jones) Fernald |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |