Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula rupicola Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Souliei |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 41 (1915) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3600-4000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate to obovate, 1-10cm, adaxially scabrous pubescent, irregularly dentate, obtuse, umbel 2-8-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Aleuritia rupicola (Balf.f. & Forrest) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |