Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula modesta Bisset & S.Moore sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 16: 184 (1878) |
Native Range | Kamtschatka to Japan, Korea |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1900m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-13cm, obtuse, denticulate, adaxially green and glabrous, abaxially densely yellow farinose, flowers 1-8 in umbel, corolla 10-15mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia sachalinensis (Nakai) Soják Primula farinosa var. hannasanensis (T.Yamaz.) T.Yamaz. Primula farinosa var. modesta (Bisset & S.Moore) Makino Primula farinosa ssp. modesta (Bisset & S.Moore) Pax Primula modesta var. hannasanensis T.Yamaz Primula modesta var. shikoku-montana Miyabe & Tatew. Primula sachalinensis Nakai Primula sachalinensis f. albida Y.N.Lee |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, SAK Sakhalin) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |