Primrose
Primula modesta
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Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
8a
USDA zone
-12°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
20cm | Max | 20cm |
20cm | Min | 20cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
-
winter
Primrose Overview
This is a perennial herb with leaves to 2.5-7.5cm that are elliptic to spoon-shaped and yellow beneath. The pink-purple flowers are 4-6cm borne in corymbs.
Common problems with Primrose
How to propagate Primrose
Seed
You can propagate from seed in the spring, early summer or autumn.
Cuttings
By division or from root cuttings.
Division
Other uses of Primrose
There are primulas suitable for almost every type of site; border, screen garden, bog garden, pool margin, greenhouse and alpine house.