Understanding Primula odontocalyx

In the Spring 2015 AGS/SRGC show at Kendal, a plant was shown as “Primula aff. odontocalyx” and this has resulted in discussion over whether this is Primula odontocalyx or not. P. aff odontocalyx: courtesy David Rankin Primula odontocalyx was first described as a variety of P. petiolaris...

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Primula marginata

One of the earliest Primula species to bloom in the spring is Primula marginata. This species was described in 1792 from garden grown plants collected from the wild in 1781. In the wild, it almost always grows on limestone, on mossy or grassy ledges on steep cliffs, boulders or slopes or...

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Primula boreiocalliantha

Primula boreiocalliantha is one of the most beautiful species that I have seen in the wild. In 2009, and again in 2014, I saw it near to Hong Shan in Yunnan and then again in 2014 in Muli, Sichuan. This species has  4 synonyms : P. coryana (from Muli), P. muliensis (from Muli),...

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Kingdon-Ward 1914 Burma expedition

This expedition is detailed in Kingdon-Ward’s book “In Farthest Burma”, Seeley,Service & Co. Ltd. London, 1921. The principle area covered is the divide between the ‘Nmai Hka river in Burma and Salween river in Yunnan, with the most time spent exploring the area around Hpimaw. Included...

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