Primula

Distribution: S Alps.

 

Perennial up to 5 cm tall. Flowers in umbel, 8-10 mm diameter, yellow, V-VI.

Distribution: E Alps, 1500-3000 m; rocks, pastures.

Leaves in rosette, 1.5-8 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide. Scapes up to 9 cm tall. Umbels 1-9-flowered. Flowers 10-20 mm diameter, reddish-pink to lilac, white in center. Fl. IV-V.

Distribution: disjunctive in mountains in area from Austria to C formerly Jugoslavia, 2000-3100 m; moist soil over acidic base.  

Tufted perennial. Leaves in rosette. Scapes 1.5-9 cm long. Umbels 1-8-flowered, atop the scapes. Flowers deep violet, whitish in throat, with darker area around throat, fragrant. Fl. V-VI. Not easy in culture!

Distribution: Central Alps, subalpine and alpine levels; silicate rocks, scree, poor grasslands. 

Tufted perennial 3-10 cm high. Umbel 1-5-flowered. Corolla 15-25 mm across, pink, with white eye. Fl. IV-V.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Zentralalpen, subalpine und alpine Stufe; Silikatgestein, Geröll, Magerwiesen.

 

Staude 3-10 cm hoch. Dolde 1-5-blütig. Blütenkrone 15-25 mm breit, rosa mit weißem Auge. Blütezeit IV-V.

Variety with white flowers.

Distribution: Central Alps and Pyrenees, 1500-3000 m above sea level; near snow patches and wet turf on acid soils. 

Perennial 1-5 cm high forming carpet. Flowers usually in pairs, 15-25 mm across, pinkish to purplish-lilac. Fl. spring. 

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Zentralalpen und Pyrenäen, 1500-3000 m über dem Meeresspiegel;  Schneetälchen und nasse Rasen auf sauren Böden.

 

Staude 1-5 cm hoch. Blüten in der Regel paarweise, 15-25 mm breit, rosa bis violettlila. Blütezeit Frühling.

Distribution: Alps.

 

Perennial up to 15 cm tall. Leaves in rosette, leathery. Flowers in umbel, scented, lavender. Fl. V-VI.