Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula wulfeniana Schott sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Wilde Blendlinge Österr. Primeln: 17 (1852) |
Native Range | se. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | leaves obovate to elliptic, coriaceous, with rigid margins, entire, dark green, 1-4cm long, flowers with white eye, infundibuliform to rotate, 2-3cm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | reddish lilac |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Synonyms | Auricula-ursi wulfeniana (Schott) Soják |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |