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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Abyssinian Primrose
  • Whorled Primrose
  • Primrose

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Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham, UK
Date: 2022-10-08
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-02-13
Primula verticillata blooming indoors in February
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Comments:
  • Posted by AudreyDee (Pennsylvania - Zone 5b) on Feb 14, 2021 2:30 PM concerning plant:
    As advertised, this primrose tolerates dry conditions better than most, blooming under grow-lights in a cool basement in mid-February about 11 months after it was sown. It had wilted several times due to my forgetting to water it, but that didn't seem to bother it much.

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