Primula brevifolia

Read about Primula brevifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Primula brevifolia, Forr. Glabrous and not farinose: lvs. paper-like, very broadly ovate-elliptic, serrate, attenuate into short winged petiole: scape slender, 4-8 in. high and much exceeding the lvs., bearing a 4-12-fld. unilateral somewhat drooping umbel: bracts small, broad-lanceolate, acute: fls. faintly fragrant, pedicellate, deep blue; calyx purplish green, with broad-lanceolate acute lobes; corolla broad-funnelform, the tube equaling or exceeding the calyx, the limb 1/3 to nearly 1/2in. across, lobes short and broad and emarginate. S. E. Thibet, altitude 14,500-16,000 ft. G.C. III. 57:207. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

1. REDIRECT Primula amethystina subsp. brevifolia