Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula spicata Franch. sect. Soldanelloides |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 269 (1885) |
Native Range | sc. China (Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-3700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 1-5cm, adaxially hirsute, obtusely dentate to biserrate-crenate, spike 2-8-flowered, flowers infundibuliform, 15-20mm across, lobes incised |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula balfourii H.Lév. Primula delicata Forrest Primula delicatula Dunn |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |