in 1880, the plant was not introduced to cultivation until 1915, by Purdom and Farrer.
It was introduced into cultivation in the 18th century, but many of the modern cultivars, particularly those with orange or red flowers, derive from collections by Reginald Farrer in western China in the early 20th century.
Balfour's interest in Sino-Himalayan plants also put him in contact with botanist and plant collector Reginald Farrer.
Picea farreri is named after the plant collector Reginald Farrer who travelled extensively in China and what was then Burma.
The Latin specific epithet farreri commemorates the English plant collector Reginald Farrer.
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