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: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
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 repotting every 2 to 3 years
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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Date: 2012-03-03
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2009-03-28
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-19

photo credit: Ghislain118
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2010-04-10

Date: 2013-04-12
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2011-04-19
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2010-04-10

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