Primula vittata

Read about Primula vittata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Primula vittata, Bur. & Franch. Glabrous: lvs. membranaceous, not farinose, narrowly oblong, obtuse or subobtuse, finely denticulate, narrowed to a short winged petiole which is scarcely distinguishable from the blade or even subsessile: scape 6-10 in. high, much exceeding the lvs., white-farinose at the top, bearing a simple umbel or 2 superposed and a short distance apart: bracts lanceolate, acute, white-farinose margined: fls. somewhat nodding, purple; calyx campanulate, not split to the middle, purplish green, the lobes triangular, subacute and glabrous; corolla-tube obconical-dilated above the calyx, the limb concave about 1/2in. across, with broadly obovate, subtruncate, slightly emarginate and at the same time frequently undulate-subcrenulate lobes. Cent. China. Intro. 1905. B.M. 8586. G.C. III. 37:390; 40:209. R.H.S. 39:161.—The calyx is banded or costate with white farina. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.