Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula hakusanensis Franch. sect. Cuneifolia |
Bibliography | Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 7, 10: 144 (1886) |
Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves rhombic or broadly obovate, broadly cuneate, sharply serrate, floral stems apically thinly glandular, flowers in umbel, calyx short, sepals triangular, corolla 15mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | lilac |
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 spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula cuneifolia var. hakusanensis (Franch.) Makino Primula cuneifolia ssp. hakusanensis (Franch.) Vorosch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |