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'''''Primula vialii''''',<ref>Delavay ex Franchet (1891) ''Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris'' 3: 148.</ref> ''' |
'''''Primula vialii''''',<ref>Delavay ex Franchet (1891) ''Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris'' 3: 148.</ref> '''Vial's primrose''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (botany)|family]] [[Primulaceae]], originating from [[wet meadow]]s, or near water in high valleys of SW [[Sichuan]] and northern [[Yunnan]]<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017458 FoC: ''Primula vialii'']</ref> in southern China. |
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==Description== |
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Growing to {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}}, it is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|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. |
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==Etymology== |
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This plant is cultivated as a garden ornamental, and has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/42021/i-Primula-vialii-i-(So)/Details |
This plant is cultivated as a garden ornamental, and has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/42021/i-Primula-vialii-i-(So)/Details |
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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. |
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==Cultivars== |
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''P. vialii'' "Alison Holland": A NEW COMPLETELY WHITE VERSION, found by luck or accident in the wild upland garden of John Holland near Whitley Chapel...west of Hexham in the Pennines...a cold windy lonely place where in 2010 one plant arose amongst a number of the normal pink version in amongst a mass of other meadow flowers and primulas, and was luckily spotted by John Holland (85 yrs old and an enthusiastic gardener) and micro propagated through 2011 - 2015, where it was then shown at the Chelsea Flower Show 2015, and made it to the shortlist. |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Primula |
Species: | P. vialii
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Primula vialii |
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.
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‘Alison Holland’
References
- ^ "Primula vialii Delavay ex Franch". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Delavay ex Franchet (1891) Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 148.
- ^ FoC: Primula vialii
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Primula vialii". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 81. Retrieved 18 May 2018.