Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula obconica Hance sect. Obconica |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 18: 234 (1880) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 500-2200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-orbiculate to elliptic or oblong, 3-14cm, glabrous, cordate, entire, obtuse, umbel 2-9-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes obovate, incised |
Size | 1-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Auganthus obconicus (Hance) Soják Primula bonatii R.Knuth Primula obconica ssp. petitmenginii (Bonati) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula petitmenginii Bonati Primula poculiformis Hook.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |