MEALY PRIMROSE

Class: Primula incana

Family: PRIMROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Primulaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Pink

Height: 5-36 cm (2-14")

Each Flower: 3-7 mm (1/8-1/4") across with 5 flat, deeply-notched petals; middle of flower appears as "yellow eye"; calyx has 5 lobes covered with mealy down

Leaves: All at base, almost spatula-shaped, roundly toothed; covered with mealy down underneath, giving whitish appearance

Stems: Single, wiry, covered with mealy down

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Moist, mossy streambanks, meadows at moderate elevations

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