Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Bird's-eye Primrose

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Primula farinosa
Height: 
Up to 12cm
Also Known As: 
Bogbean, Mealy Primrose
Information
Description: 

A perennial plant with 5 peral rosy pink flowers with a yellow centre borne at the top of a leafless stem, with the spoon shaped leaves that have white powdery under-leaves, confined to a basal ros

Distribution: 

Confined to Northern England in the Yorkshire and Durham dales and in parts of Cumbria on limestone grassland.

Habitat: 

Limestone rich grassland.