ABHA (About Best Himalayan Adventures) – July 2019

Photography

March-April, 2019

Drumstick Primula at Parsari, Auli

Primroses: The First

Flowers of the Season

Primulas are also called primroses

in vernacular English. The word

“primrose” is derived from Latin phrase

“Prima Rosa” that means the “first rose”

or “the spring season when flowering

begins.”

Primrose Day

Primrose day, April 19, is the death

anniversary of the British Prime

Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Queen

Victoria sent a wreath of his favorite

flowers primroses on his death.

more or less for the entire length. The

shape of the leaves may vary. The

flower, leaf, and root have medicinal

properties. The vernacular names

include jaibeez (Himachal Pradesh) and

jalkutra (Uttarakhand).

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