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:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Dionysia afghanica | ||
| Dionysia archibaldii | ||
| Dionysia aretioides | ||
| Dionysia assadii | ||
| Dionysia aubrietioides | ||
| Dionysia avia | ||
| Dionysia bachtiarica | ||
| Dionysia balsamea | ||
| Dionysia bazoftica | ||
| Dionysia bornmuelleri | ||
| Dionysia bryoides | ||
| Dionysia cespitosa | ||
| Dionysia cristagalli | ||
| Dionysia curviflora | ||
| Dionysia denticulata | ||
| Dionysia diapensiifolia | ||
| Dionysia esfandiarii | ||
| Dionysia freitagii | ||
| Dionysia gandzhinae | ||
| Dionysia gaubae | ||
| Dionysia haussknechtii | ||
| Dionysia hedgei | ||
| Dionysia hissarica | ||
| Dionysia involucrata | ||
| Dionysia iranica | ||
| Dionysia iranshahrii | ||
| Dionysia jamzadiae | ||
| Dionysia janthina | ||
| Dionysia khatamii | ||
| Dionysia khuzistanica | ||
| Dionysia kossinskyi | ||
| Dionysia × kowsariana | ||
| Dionysia lacei | ||
| Dionysia lamingtonii | ||
| Dionysia leucotricha | ||
| Dionysia lindbergii | ||
| Dionysia lurorum | ||
| Dionysia michauxii | ||
| Dionysia microphylla | ||
| Dionysia mira | ||
| Dionysia mozaffarianii | ||
| Dionysia odora | ||
| Dionysia oreodoxa | ||
| Dionysia paradoxa | ||
| Dionysia revoluta | ||
| Dionysia rhaptodes | ||
| Dionysia robusta | ||
| Dionysia saponacea | ||
| Dionysia sarvestanica | ||
| Dionysia splendens | ||
| Dionysia tacamahaca | ||
| Dionysia tapetodes | ||
| Dionysia termeana | ||
| Dionysia teucrioides | ||
| Dionysia viscidula | ||
| Dionysia viva | ||
| Dionysia wendelboi | ||
| Dionysia zagrica | ||
| Dionysia zetterlundii | ||
| Dionysia zeynepiae | ||
| Dionysia zschummelii | ||
Dionysia aretioides, with yellow flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] [5]