Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sherriffiae W.W.Sm. sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | New Fl. & Silva 8: 131 (1936) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya and Assam |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 5-14cm long, white hirsute, entire or remotely dentate, obtuse, inflorescence capitate, 2-7-flowered, flowers horizontal, 2-3cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
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 |
Synonyms | Primula sherriffii C.H.Curtis |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya) |