Primula purpurea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Primula purpurea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Primula purpurea, Royle (P. nivalis var. purpurea, Regel. P. Stuartii var. purpurea, Watt). Lvs. obovate-spatulate, nearly entire: fls. purple, in compact umbels: caps. often twice length of calyx. Thibet, etc., 10,000-14,000 ft., on exposed hillsides, but seeking the shade of overhanging banks. Gn. 31:444; 62, p. 131.—Correvon describes it as a stout, strong-looking plant, with stiff upright slightly toothed lvs. (often untoothed), dark green above and bright white generally yellowish beneath, long and narrow: fls. very dark purple, numerous, drooping because of the length of the pedicel, which, with the st., is covered with white powder; corolla deeply cut: scape 8-12 in. high. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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