Dionysia (plant)
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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
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- ↑ http://www.kew.org/discover/blogs/dionysia-flowering-cushions-alpine-house
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