An alpine, herbaceous plant Leaves radical, numerous, long, broadly lanceolate, acute, gradually gliding at the base into a short footstalk, which is much grooved on the upper side; margin acutely serrated, pale green, and shining above: covered below with yellow farina. Scape about fifteen inches high, terminating in an umbellate inflorescence. Involucre composed of numerous lanceolate leaflets. Calyx monosepalous, tubulate, and slightly campanulate; limb divided into five acutely lanceolate segments, farinose. Corolla monopctalous; tube long, contracted near the mouth; limb salver-shaped, divided into five rounded segments - yellow, tinged with orange towards the centre. Stamens five, attached to the tube of the corolla. Style long, surmounted by a capitate stigma.

This is one of the most striking species of the genus Primula, and by no means a common one; indeed, it is a pity it should be so scarce. Peat and loam in nearly equal parts, with a good portion of sharp, gritty sand, form the most suitable compost for it.