Primula florindae, also known as the giant cowslip, is a native of southeastern Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

, where it grows in huge numbers close to rivers like the Tsangpo

Yarlung Zangbo River

Yarlung River is a watercourse that originates upstream from the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, in Tibet. It then passes through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where it is known as the Dihang....

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It has clusters of 20–40 yellow bell-like flowers which hang from stalks up to 90–120 cm high, and a basal rosette of 5–20 cm long leaves. Delicately scented.

It was first collected in 1924 by Frank Kingdon-Ward

Frank Kingdon-Ward

Francis Kingdon-Ward, born Francis Kingdon Ward was an English botanist, explorer, plant collector and author. He published most of his books as Frank Kingdon-Ward and this hyphenated form of his name stuck, becoming the surname of his wives and two daughters...

 and was named after his wife Florind.

This plant grows best in very moist conditions as its home is the margins of rivers. It is cold-hardy as long as its roots are not allowed to dry out. It is usually available from larger or specialist garden centre

Garden centre

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Commonly known as the "Giant Himalayan Cowslip".