Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula vialii Delavay ex Franch. sect. Muscarioides |
Bibliography | Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 3: 148 (1891) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-4000m |
Description | leaves broadly lanceolate to oblanceolate, dentate, on both faces hirsute, flowers in distinct spike, 4-9cm long, calyx bright red, limb 5-6mm wide, lobes acute |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia vialii (Delavay ex Franch.) Soják Primula littoniana Forrest Primula littoniana var. robusta Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |