Primula nivalis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Primula nivalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Primula nivalis, Pall. Glabrous, farinose or not so: lvs. 3-5 in. long, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or subacute, margin often recurved, crenate-dentate or subentire, gradually narrowed to a winged petiole which is shorter than and very often scarcely distinguishable from the blade: scape robust, 3-10 in. high, exceeding the lvs., bearing a many-fld. umbel, rarely 2 superposed: bracts subulate-acuminate from a broad base: fls. erect, purple or white; calyx frequently farinose, cup-shaped, split below the middle, with lanceolate, acute or rather obtuse lobes; corolla-limb 1/2-3/4in. across, with ovate, retuse lobes: caps. frequently twice the length of the calyx. Caucasus to the Himalayas and China, northward to the Baikal and Dahuria.—A variable species, with well-marked geographical forms. The white-fld. plant in cult. as P. nivalis is a form of P. hirsuta (No.16). ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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