Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace hemisphaerica Ludlow |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 76 (1956) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4400-4700m |
Description | stems columnar, leaves sessile, imbricate, oblanceolate, obtuse, 3-5mm long, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially long lanuginose, flowers sessile, solitary, 5-8-merous, 8-10mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Primula hemisphaerica (Ludlow) Bennet & Raizada |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |