Primula paxiana

Read about Primula paxiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Primula paxiana, Gilg. Plant tall and very showy: lvs. very thin-membranaceous, reniform from an open cordate base, acute, many-lobed, at first sparse-pilose on the nerves, somewhat ciliate, primary nerves 3, prominent, dividing ternately, the lobes shortly and broadly triangular, denticulate; the petiole much exceeding the blade: scape tall, 16-20 in. high, sparsely puberulent, bearing 3—4 superposed umbels which are 4-6-fld. and 1-2 in. apart: bracts small, almost subulate: fls. bluish lilac; calyx campanulate, somewhat strigose-puberulent with acute lobes; corolla cylindrical, the limb up to 1 in. across, with obovate, deeply bifid lobes. China.—The foregoing species may be difficult to separate from printed descriptions. In P. Kaufmanniana and P. polyneura, the lf.-lobes are oval and few-toothed; the former has a glabrous and the latter a pilose calyx. In P. geraniifolia and P. Paxiana the lobes are triangular and many-serrate; in the former the corolla-tube is twice and in the latter thrice or more longer than the calyx. V. Monocarpicae. Lvs. little if at all lobed: calyx leafy, often much enlarging after flowering: Chinese. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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