Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace limprichtii Pax & K.Hoffm. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 193 (1921) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | leaves trimorphic, the inner petiolate, elliptic, 2-7cm long, white villose, umbels 7-17-flowered, flowers 8-9mm across, petals obovate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace limprichtii var. laxiflora (Petitm.) Hand.-Mazz. Androsace sarmentosa var. laxiflora Petitm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |