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Primrose
Primula Description:
Primroses will produce dazzling flowers
each spring!
Though they are perfectly hardy in the landscape, be sure to plant a few in
combination containers and windowsill pots where you can view their gorgeous
flowers up close. Plants will go
dormant in hot, dry summer weather unless they are kept well-watered. |
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. |
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| Common Name: |
Primrose |
| Botanical
Name: |
Primula |
| Type: |
Perennial |
| Soil
Preference: |
Prefers moist soil, perhaps
near bodies of water where their shallow roots will not dry out. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Partial Shade |
| Attributes: |
Bog plant, Border
plant, Container plant, Cut flower or foliage |
| Pests: |
Nothing serious |
| Diseases: |
Nothing serious |
| Good Companion
Plants: |
Early blooming bulbs |
| Care: |
Though
they are fully hardy in, primroses need protective insulation such as snow
cover in the late winter months so they are not lost to late hard freezes.
Plants will go dormant in hot,
dry summer weather unless they are kept well-watered.
Propagate by division in spring after bloom.
Planting
Instructions: Perennials
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties:
This variety listing is for
informational purposes only,
it is not a catalog.
To view our catalog or availability, click
here
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
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Primula
Belarina 'Cobalt Blue'
Primrose
zones 4-8
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| Description:
Refined beauties that
completely embody the joy and hope that spring offers. Their sizable double
blossoms in a rainbow of colors bloom profusely throughout the spring season
atop the compact, bright green foliage. Sterile flowers result in plants
that are particularly long blooming. Large, deep blue double blossoms. |
| Bloom Color: |
Blue |
| Bloom Time: |
April-June |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
5-8" |
| Spread: |
10-12" |
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. |
Primula
Belarina 'Nectarine'
Primrose
zones
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| Description: Refined
beauties that completely embody the joy and hope that spring offers. Their
sizable double blossoms in a rainbow of colors bloom profusely throughout
the spring season atop the compact, bright green foliage. Sterile flowers
result in plants that are particularly long blooming.
Double
blossoms which open yellow and fade to an apricot-pink blush. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
April-June |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
5-8" |
| Spread: |
10-12" |
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. |
Primula
Belarina 'Pink Ice'
Primrose
zones
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| Description: Refined
beauties that completely embody the joy and hope that spring offers. Their
sizable double blossoms in a rainbow of colors bloom profusely throughout
the spring season atop the compact, bright green foliage. Sterile flowers
result in plants that are particularly long blooming.
Double
blossoms which open white and then take on a lilac pink blush. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
April-June |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
5-8" |
| Spread: |
10-12" |
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