Primula kewensis

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Primula kewensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Primula kewensis, W. Wats. (P. floribunda x P. verticilata). Fig. 3175. A hybrid that appeared in one of the houses at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1897, blooming in 1899: it has some of the mealiness of P. verticillata and the general appearance of a robust form of P. floribunda: lvs. in rosette, 6-8 in. long and l 1/2-2 in. wide, obovate-spatulate, tapering to a petiole-like base, margins wavy and dentate: scapes many, 1 ft. high, slender but erect, glabrous, bearing 2-4 whorls of 6-10 bright yellow fragrant fls. on slender pedicels: bracts large, dentate: calyx campanulate, the lobes regular and acute: corolla-tube 1 in. long, the limb 3/4in. across, the lobes nearly circular and notched. G.C. III. 27:195. R.H. 1908:400. Gn. 59, p. 198; 64:10. G.M. 43:232; 51:320. G. 26:99. Gn.M. 15:18. Gn.W. 20:249; 21:214.—A var. farinosa, Hort., is listed, the sts. and foliage covered with silvery white powder. P. kewensis is a good winter bloomer of lone season, and a desirable companion for P. sinensis and P. obconica; requires the general treatment of P. obconica. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Primula kewensis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Primula kewensis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.