Primula veris

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

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Read about Primula veris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Primula veris, Linn. (P. veris var. officinalis, Linn. P. officinalis, Hill. P.odorata, Gilib. P. domestica, Hoffmg. P. coronaria, Salisb.). Cowslip. Fig. 3187. Stemless, minutely soft-pubescent: lvs. rugose, membranaceous or chartaceous, ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse, more or less contracted or narrowed to the petiole, crenate, more or less pilose or canescent- or white-tomentose below; the petiole winged, shorter than or equaling the blade: scape pubescent, bearing a many-fld. umbel, 4-8 in. high: bracts linear, acute, small: fls. fragrant, bright golden or light yellow, rarely purplish; calyx pubescent, campanulate, more or less broadened, 5-ribbed, whitish, with triangular, acute frequently mucronulate lobes; corolla-limb concave, rarely somewhat flat, expanding little beyond the bulge of the calyx, 1/2-1 in. across, with obcordate obtuse emarginate lobes: caps. oval, included in the calyx. S. Cent., and N. Eu., Britain, Asia. The cowslip is a variable species, with a strong tendency to abnormal development of the calyx. Var. macrocalyx (P. macrócalyx, Bunge. P. officinalis var. macrócalyx, Koch), Asian, has calyx about 3/4in. long and broadly obconic at base, the lobes short-triangular and acute-mucronate: corolla exceeding calyx, orange-yellow, 3/4-1 in. or more across: lvs. usually more or less tomentose or subcanescent beneath (sometimes greenish), attenuate or contracted into a winged petiole. Var. inflata, Reichb. (P. inflata, Duby. P. canescens, Opiz. P. officinalis var. canescens, Beck. P. pannonica, Kerner). Calyx equaling or surpassing corolla-tube, more or less open-campanulate, about 3/4 in. long: corolla 1/2 - 3/4 in. across: lvs. contracted or narrowed into petiole, cano-tomentose or glabrescent beneath. Var. suaveolens, Reichb. (P. Columnae, Ten. P. officinalis var. Columnae, Pax). Calyx campanulate; corolla-limb little concave or almost plane, about 3/4 in. across: lvs. ovate to oblong-ovate, cordate, densely white - tomentose beneath. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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