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The Mystery Plant Contest
Contest Begun August 1999
This contest was won by Phil Cook who submitted the correct answer on Wednesday, September 8th, at 04:52 EST.
If you would like to try your hand at guessing the correct answer, the clues available when the contest was won are provided below. The correct answer can be displayed at the bottom of the page.
 Clues to the Mystery Plant:
- This plant is a native of the Eastern Hemisphere.
- This plant generally reaches 6-13 cm (2.5-5 in) in height.
- This plant belongs to the same family as meadow rue (Thalictrum spp.).
- This plant grows from a tuber.
- The flowers of this plant have 8-11 tepals.
- This plant is a native to the mountainous regions from Northwestern Iran to Southern Russia.
Can you name the genus and species of this plant?
The correct answer can be displayed at the bottom of the page.
The Prize!
Primula x polyantha 'Barnhaven Hybrids'
No plant heralds the arrival of spring more vividly than the primrose. And
no strain of primrose has ever equalled the beauty of the world-famous
Barnhavens. Created during the Great Depression, when prosaic garden writer
Florence Bellis of Bellingham, Washington, spent her last $5.00 on an order of
Sutton's seeds from England, and continuing to thrive under their current caretaker, Angela
Bradford of Plouzelambre, France, the Barnhavens have a long, deep, romantic
heritage.
Over 600 strains now exist and are being introduced back into
cultivation by Barry Glick of Sunshine Farm & Gardens, the supplier of our prizes. So far SF&G
has reintroduced more than 100 of the famous plants, with plans to
reintroduce the entire range.
This month's contest winner will receive three
Primula x polyantha 'Barnhaven Hybrids'
supplied by Sunshine Farm & Gardens.
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