Ref: books and websites
LES GUIDES NATHAN Fleurs des Alps
Height: Between 5 and 30cm tall.
Time to ultimate height: 2 - 5 years.
Ultimate height: 0.5m.
Leaves: Can be as long as 12 cm.
Leaf grouping: Basal rosette. Leaf edge: Slightly toothed / indented.
Leaves: 4 seasons.
Growth: spreads to 0.5m
Flower grouping: Solitary flowers or cluster of bright yellow blooms in an umbel or several umbels, sometimes 20 to 30 flower heads on the end of a stalk.
Flower shape: salver shaped to slightly bell shaped but not cup shaped.
Petals: 5 petals neatly organised
Colour: consistent pale bright yellow then bright strong yellow
Habit: Clump forming where the habit permits a comfortable growth area
Flowering period: April to Juin - spring and early summer.
Ground: Calcaire / calcium / lime / calcerous
Soil: well drained (rhs) humid (NATHAN)
Location: Found protruding from cracks or in clumps within a crack, on the ground amid broken rocks, scree slopes and rocky terrain
Genus: Primula are herbaceaous or semi evergeen perennials.
Altitude: 1500m to 3000m
Fragrance: Yes, lightly. Not unpleasant.
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