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Common name: German primrose, Round leaved primula, Primrose, Poison primrose
Botanical name: Primula obconica Family: Primulaceae (primrose family)
A perennial herb whose leaves are basal, simple, elongated, and with glandular
hairs. Flowers are terminal on a naked stem, 5-parted, funnel-shaped, pale
lilac, purple or white with a greenish-yellow eye. Fruit is a capsule. A German
horticulturist, successfully breed a primin-free Primula obconica cultivar but
unfortunately the flowers were much less spectacular. These plants are great
for adding colour to cool greenhouses and windowsills during spring. They
produce brightly coloured flowers that last for several weeks if spent flowers
are removed regularly.
| Photographed in Yogi Nursery,
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