Primula vialii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. vialii
Binomial name
Primula vialii
Delavay ex Franch.[1]

Primula vialii,[2] Vial's primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, originating from wet meadows, or near water in high valleys of SW Sichuan and northern Yunnan[3] in southern China.

Description

Growing to 40 cm (16 in), it is a herbaceous perennial with erect stalks of flowers growing from basal rosettes of leaves. The flowers initially appear as narrow green spikes turning red, then opening pink from the base upwards, thus giving a striking bicoloured appearance.

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet vialii honours Paul Vial (1855-1917).[4]

Horticulture

This plant is cultivated as a garden ornamental, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

There is a white flowered cultivar ‘Alison Holland’, which was discovered by 85-year old amateur gardener John Holland in his wild upland garden in northern England.

References

  1. ↑ "Primula vialii Delavay ex Franch". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Delavay ex Franchet (1891) Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 148.
  3. ↑ FoC: Primula vialii
  4. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  5. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Primula vialii". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 81. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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