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Dionysia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Primulaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Ericales

Scientific name
  
Dionysia

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Similar
  
Cortusa, Cypripedium montanum, Omphalogramma, Daphne arbuscula, Androsace

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. They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.

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.

    References

    Dionysia (plant) Wikipedia