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'''''Dionysia''''' is a [[genus]] containing 42 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming [[alpine plant|alpines]] [[native plant|native]] to mountains in central Asia. They are usually [[evergreen]] [[perennial plant|perennial]]s with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref> They are difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.<ref>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/dionysia-flowering-cushions.htm</ref>
'''''Dionysia''''' is a [[genus]] containing 42 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming [[alpine plant|alpines]] [[native plant|native]] to mountains in central Asia. They are usually [[evergreen]] [[perennial plant|perennial]]s with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref> They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.<ref>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/dionysia-flowering-cushions.htm</ref>


Species include:-
Species include:-

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Dionysia
Dionysia involucrata
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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 often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.[2]

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  1. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ^ http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/alpine-rock-garden/dionysia-flowering-cushions.htm