Primula marginata

Primula marginata, the silver-edged primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the south western Alps of France and Italy.^[1]

Primula marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Primula
Species:	P. marginata
Binomial name
Primula marginata Curtis
Synonyms[1]
Aretia crenata (Lam.) Link Auricula crenata (Lam.) Spach Auricula-ursi marginata (Curtis) Soják Primula crenata Lam. Primula microcalyx Lehm. Primula rheiniana Ingw.

Description

Primula marginata is an evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial growing to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide. The toothed, obovate to lancelet shaped leaves are leathery with mealy-white edges.^[2] Umbels with up to 20 slightly scented lavender or occasionally pink flowers with white mealy eye zones are produced in late spring to early summer.^[2] The mealy-white bloom of the leaves give rise to the common names.^[3]

Cultivation

The earliest cultivation of this species dates to 1700s.^[4]

Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:^[5]

• Primula marginata^[6]
• Primula marginata 'Beamish'^[7]
• Primula marginata 'Linda Pope'^[8]
• Primula marginata 'Prichard's Variety'^[9]
• Primula marginata 'Tony' ('Toni') ^[10]