Common names:
Water Primrose
Marsh seedbox
Marsh Purslane
Water Purslane

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Brown
Flower Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Other
Inflorescence Type: Compound
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Dried Flower
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

Water primrose #514; RAB p. 747, 137-1-23;  AG p. 188, 42-2-7, "N

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