Primula sikkimensis

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Primula sikkimensis, Hook. Glabrous and devoid of farina, the calyx excepted, the scape reaching 2 ft.: lvs. 4-5 x 1-1 1/2 in., narrowly obovate-spatulate, obtuse, wrinkled, sharply double-serrate, subequally narrowed to the petiole: scape elongated, 8-14 in. high, bearing a many-fld. umbel: bracts narrow, subulate-acuminate from a broad base: fls. slightly drooping, yellow; calyx farinose, 5-ribbed, tubular-campanulate, not split to the middle, with triangular acute frequently recurved lobes; corolla-tube funnelform-broadened, the limb concave, flattened up to 1 in. across, with roundish emarginate lobes: caps. subcylindrical, exceeding the calyx. Himalayas; reported also from China, but the oriental forms may be distinct. Two of them, also in cult., are Nos. 182 and 183. B.M. 4597. Gt. 1876, p. 321. Gn. 62, pp. 82, 113; 65, p. 93; 79, p. 161. J.H. III. 49:571. G. 4:589. G.M. 52:869. J.F. 2:169. R.H.S. 39:161. —P. sikkimensis is a fine alpine species from altitudes of 11,000 to 15,000 ft. and more, covering large areas with fragrant light yellow bloom; considered to be easy to grow along water-courses or in other moist places, but requiring shade. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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