Primula vialii (Orchid Primrose)
Primula vialii (Orchid Primrose)
20 (30)cm, Orchid Primrose has delightful flowers that are carried at the end of a scape in a dense, cone shaped inflorescence. The unopened buds are bright scarlet in color and the open flowers lavender, which makes a beautiful contrast. It is a still rarely seen primrose species and native to north-western Yunnan and south-western Szechuan in China where it grows in marshy fields in mountains. For a partially shaded to shaded spot in any humus rich, always slightly moist, well drained soil. VI-VIII.More Details »