Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace axillaris (Franch.) Franch. sect. Geraniifolia |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 455 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China to n. Thailand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1800-3300m |
Description | leaves orbiculate to reniform, 1-4cm wide, palmatisect, segments trilobate to crenate, flowers 2-3, on nodes of stem, ca. 8mm across, petals ovate-oblong, emarginate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace geraniifolia var. escaposa Hand.-Mazz. Androsace rotundifolia var. axillaris Franch. Primula axillaris (Franch.) Derganc |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (THA Thailand) |