Primula pulverulenta
Find out how to grow Primula pulverulenta Common Name: Candelabra primula Species: pulverulenta [... more]
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Primula vialii
This is a very striking plant, especially when seen grown in groups, with upright pokers of red-tipped lilac-pink flower in early and mid-summer. It is best grown in light woodland but, given suitably moist soil, will also thrive in a more open ... [... more]
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Primula auricula 'Old Mustard'
Alpine auriculas make distinctive cabbage-like clumps of foliage which, in spring, are topped by upright stems with domed heads of circular flowers in clear self colours, such as buff orange, plum, mauve or purple, and golden yellow in the case ... [... more]
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Primula beesiana
Found growing wild in the mountain meadows of China, this hardy perennial is a dramatic sight in summer, especially when grown en masse. Tiers of reddish-pink flowers are held on pale stems above rosettes of lance-shaped leaves. A good choice for ... [... more]
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Primula vulgaris
The familiar wild, pale yellow, single primrose is one of the early signs of spring, coinciding with the first early daffodils. The two associate well together in damp grass or light woodland. Cultivated varieties come in a huge range of colours, ... [... more]
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Primula obconica Twilly series
These plants are great for adding colour to cool greenhouses and windowsills during spring. They produce brightly coloured flowers that last for several weeks if spent flowers are removed regularly. Some people are allergic to the hairs on the ... [... more]
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Primula denticulata
The drumstick primula begins flowering from mid-spring through to summer, with flower stems pushing up through bare soil. As long as they are grown somewhere sheltered from late frosts, the flowers open out into traditional pink or purple spheres ... [... more]
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Primula denticulata lilac
The drumstick primulas are among the most popular primulas in cultivation. Their stout stems are topped with crowded, lilac flowers, resembling small drumsticks from mid-spring to summer. Plants have mid-green, finely toothed leaves and are ... [... more]
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Primula veris
One of the most striking native primula species, this is best grown in groups, especially if naturalised in grass. The fresh green rosettes of crinkly oval leaves are covered in velvety hairs, rolled inwards as the flower buds form in spring. ... [... more]
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Primula bulleyana
This is a lovely candelabra primula, found growing wild on hillsides in China. It looks great planted in groups and produces semi-evergreen rosettes of leaves, from the middle of which appear upright spikes of flowers in crimson fading to orange ... [... more]
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Primula sieboldii
One of the best woodland primulas it will grow happily on all but the driest soils provided it is planted in dappled shade. It looks great planted in informal drifts, and produces semi-evergreen rosettes of leaves that resemble lush lettuces. In ... [... more]
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Primula veris 'Sunset Shades'
This is a lovely selection of cowslips that offer colours from yellow through to red, giving a welcome colour break to the normal cowslip. 'Sunset Shades' looks good on grass banks, particularly on chalky soil. Like other primulas, they form ... [... more]
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