Primula rosea
Species of flowering plant
Primula rosea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Primula |
Species: | P. rosea |
Binomial name | |
Primula rosea Royle Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains. 1(9):311. 1836; 2(4): t. 76, fig. 1. 1834 |
Primula rosea, the rosy primrose, is a flowering plant species in the genus Primula, native to the Himalayas. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is a hardy herbaceous perennial with red-tinged leaves and clumps of rich pink flowers in spring.
In cultivation it prefers damp places such as the edge of a pond or stream, in moisture-retentive neutral or acid soil and full or partial sunlight. It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]
Rosinidin is an anthocyanidin found in P. rosea.[2]
References
External links
Media related to Primula rosea at Wikimedia Commons
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