Primula beesiana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Primula beesiana, Forr. Very like P. serratifolia(No. 162), and at first confused with it: 1-2 ft. high: fls. rose-carmine with bright yellow eye, fragrant: lvs. oblong to obovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or very short-acute at apex, narrowed to petiole which is winged above, serrate: scapes surpassing the lvs., bearing about 3 or more whorls of few to several more or less deflexed fls.: calyx campanulate, to 5 lines long; corolla-limb about 3/4in. across; spring and early summer. Yunnan, China, 9,000 ft. altitude. Named for Bees, nurseryman, Liverpool. Intro. 1908. G.C. III. 50:240, 243. J.H. III.68:121. G. 36:175. R.H.S. 39:168.—A moisture-loving species. An attractive and promising species for cultivation. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

1. REDIRECT Primula bulleyana subsp. beesiana