General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • English Primrose
  • Double-Flowered Primrose
  • Primrose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Primula vulgaris
  • Synonym: Primula acaulis subsp. acaulis

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-05-04
  5:50 pm. It loved it in the shade on the north side of the fenc
Location: Southern Michigan
Date: April
Uploaded by boojum
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-04-27
  5:55 pm. Very endearing Primulas.
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-03-16
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2008-03-09

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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