Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula rupestris Balf.f. & Farrer sect. Sinensis |
Bibliography | Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 27: 240 (1918) |
Native Range | c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-500m |
Description | leaves elliptic to ovate, deeply lobate, 4cm long, flowers ca. 25mm across, with yellow-green eye, umbels solitary, scapes red, floral pedicels to 4cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale lilac, rose, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula calciphila Hutch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central) |