| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula spectabilis Tratt. sect. Auricula |
| Bibliography | Arch. Gewächsk. Leopold Trattinick 4: 34 (1814) |
| Native Range | s. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2500m |
| Description | leaves 2-10cm, broadly rhombic to obovate, coriaceous, shiny, flowers 1-5, 2-4cm across, with white eye, in umbel |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | lilac, pink |
| Bloom | late 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 cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
| Synonyms | Aretia glaucescens Link Aretia spectabilis (Tratt.) Link Auricula-ursi spectabilis (Tratt.) Soják Primula calycina Rchb. Primula parlatorei Porta ex Caruel Primula polliniana Moretti Primula spectabilis var. baldensis Goiran ex Caruel Primula spectabilis var. denticulata W.D.J.Koch Primula spectabilis var. parlatorei (Porta ex Caruel) Arcang. Primula spectabilis f. uniflora Dalla Torre |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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