Dionysia (plant)
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| Dionysia involucrata | |
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| Genus: | Dionysia |
Dionysia is a genus containing 42 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 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
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/dionysia-flowering-cushions.htm