Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula inayatii Duthie sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9: 49 (1900) |
Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | leaves spathulate to lorate, finely serrate, abaxially yellow farinose, petiole winged, flowers 3-15, to 15mm across, with yellow eye, in umbel |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | lilac, purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |