Primula japonica A.Gray

Japanese primrose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Swelling (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Primula japonica flower picture by アリストン (cc-by-sa)
Primula japonica flower picture by 範雄 高橋 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Primula japonica world distribution map, present in Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702109-1
WFO ID wfo-0000483833
COL ID 4MCYG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Primula japonica Aleuritia japonica