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Primula vialii
Orchid primrose (Primula vialii) is a herbaceous perennial from wet meadows and streamsides in high valleys of southern China, grown for its unusual red buds opening to pink or violet flowers. It needs cool, moist conditions and consistently damp soil to thrive.
Primula vialii, 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 in southern China.
This plant is cultivated as a garden ornamental, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula vialii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
