This magnificent species of primula is sometimes known as the ‘Giant Himalayan cowslip’ and is the largest primula in the world.
It was discovered in south-east Tibet by the famous plant-hunter, Frank Kingdon Ward, who named it after his first wife, Florinda.
It is a hardy species and was introduced by Ward in 1924.
This is an excellent plant for waterlogged soils, as its natural habitat is very wet riversides and forest bogs at around 4000 m in altitude.
This species is reputed to be one of the favourite plants of HRH Princess Mary, who was very fond of Asiatic primulas.
She subscribed to Frank Kingdon Ward’s plant-hunting expeditions in the Far East during the 1930s.
Plants of this and other species of primula have been grown in the Himalayan Garden for almost a century.
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Himalayan Garden

Himalayan Garden
Discover more Sino-Himalayan Plants
Harewood’s Himalayan Garden contains many rare and unusual plants, many of which were introduced by intrepid plant explorers, and include Blue Poppies, Cobra Lilies, Primulas and Orchids, all planted amidst a host of trees, shrubs, rhododendrons and bamboos.

Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’
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Calanthe tricarinata
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Daphne bholua ‘Jaqueline Postill’
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Cornus kousa var. chinensis
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Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’
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Pinus wallichiana
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Davidia involucrata
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Rhododendron augustinii
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Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Calanthe tricarinata
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Daphne bholua ‘Jaqueline Postill’
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Cornus kousa var. chinensis
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’
- Sino-Himalayan Plants

Pinus wallichiana
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Davidia involucrata
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Rhododendron augustinii
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Explore the Collections
Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.

Sino-Himalayan Plants

British Furniture

Italian Old Masters

British Portraiture

Sino-Himalayan Plants

British Furniture

Italian Old Masters
