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Primula griffithii (G.Watt) Pax sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula griffithii (G.Watt) Pax sect. Petiolares
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 213 (1888)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3100-4000m
Descriptionleaves ovate-lanceolate, 6-12cm in anthesis, then to 30cm, dentate, flowers 5-12, to 25mm, with yellow eye, in umbel, scape solid, farinose, in fruit elongate
Size10-20cm
Colordark purple
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula obtusifolia var. griffithii G.Watt
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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