Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula latifolia Lapeyr. sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 97 (1813) |
Native Range | e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-3000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 3-18cm, apically denticulate, carnose, viscid, glandular hirsute, flowers 2-20 (50), fragrant, 1-2cm across, in umbel |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | bright reddish violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Synonyms | Auricula-ursi latifolia (Lapeyr.) Soják Primula glutinosa Lapeyr. Primula latifolia var. gaudinii Rouy Primula latifolia var. villarsii Rouy Primula rubra Honck. Primula villosa var. latifolia (Lapeyr.) Fiori Primula viscosa All. Primula viscosa var. latifolia (Lapeyr.) P.Fourn. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe |