Dionysia (plant)
| Dionysia | |
|---|---|
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| Dionysia involucrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Dionysia Fenzl |
Dionysia is a genus containing 49 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains in central Asia. They are usually evergreen perennials with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring.[1] They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.[2]
Species include:
- Dionysia aretioides
- Dionysia involucrata
- Dionysia michauxii
- Dionysia mozaffarianii
- Dionysia tapetodes
- Dionysia microphylla
D. aretioides has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ http://www.kew.org/discover/blogs/dionysia-flowering-cushions-alpine-house
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dionysia aretioides". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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