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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Plant Spread: 10-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: red, orange, yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Primrose
  • Cowslip
  • St. Peter's Keys
  • Palsywort
  • Culver Keys

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Location: Chicago Botanical Gardens
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
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Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-05-01
Primula veris 'Sunset Shades'
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: IL
Date: 2015-05-15
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2011-05-27
Uploaded by molanic
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-05-11

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-05-25
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-10-09
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-10-09
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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-05-11

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010-05-12
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-10-09
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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-24

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