
Primulina tabacum Hance (syn.: Primulina sinensis Hook). The flowers are simple, medium-sized, wide-open, five-blade, slightly pubescent, purple or lavender-lilac color, decorated on each petal bright white stripes as the rays emanating from the center of the flower. Inflorescences on tall long peduncles are complex umbrella of 3-7 tubular flowers, the tube length of about 7-9 cm, cylindrical, without swellings. The leaves are green, large, glossy, oval or ovate-orbicular, slightly pubescent, with prominent veins. Sheet edges lobed, pubescent on both sides, wavy, toothed, when you touch exudes a light tobacco flavor. Rosette of large, beautiful, herbaceous, stemless, endangered natural species from the southern provinces of China.