Biology:Primula obconica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Primula obconica
Primula obconica2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. obconica
Binomial name
Primula obconica
Hance

Primula obconica is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to China. It is a short-lived evergreen perennial growing to 40 cm (16 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) broad, with rosettes of coarse, heart-shaped leaves, and thick stalks bearing umbels of lavender flowers in late winter and early spring.[1]

The specific epithet obconica means "inverted cone", referring to the convex flowers.

This is a tender plant which us usually grown annually as a houseplant or in a cool greenhouse. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which 'Libre Magenta'[2] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

The hairs on the leaves may cause allergic reactions.[4]

References

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Primula obconica 'Libre Magenta'". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3867. Retrieved 1 July 2013. 
  3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 81. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2018. 
  4. "BBC plant finder - Primula obconica". https://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/11242.shtml. Retrieved 1 July 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q813591 entry