Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sinoplantaginea Balf.f. sect. Nivales |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 20 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, 4-10cm long, petiolate, sparsely yellow farinose, entire, acute, umbels 5-12-flowered, calyx tubular-campanulate, corolla 15-20mm across, lobes oblong |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | dark purple, violet |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Primula chionantha ssp. sinoplantaginea (Balf.f.) A.J.Richards Primula sinoplantaginea var. fengxiangiana W.L.Zheng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |