Primula veris 'Lime with Orange' (Pr) | cowslip 'Lime with Orange'

Herbaceous Perennial

A neat, clump-forming perennial producing tight clusters of mildly fragrant yellow flowers with orange centres on stout stems.

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Loam, Clay, Chalk

0.1-0.5 metres

0.1-0.5 metres

Loam Clay Chalk

Full sun Partial shade

Fragrance Flower

Family: Primulaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Clump forming
Genus: Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials, forming a basal rosette of simple leaves, with salver-shaped or bell-shaped flowers which may be solitary or carried in an umbel or in whorls on an erect stem
Name Status: Unresolved
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Primula section primulas can be evergreen or herbaceous perennials, forming a rosette of oblong or obovate leaves and with clusters or umbels of salver-shaped flowers in winter or spring

Grow in moist but free draining soil in partial shade.

Propagate by seed or division

No pruning required, but any old or faded leaves can be removed if necessary

May be susceptible to some slug damage on new growth.

May be susceptible to grey moulds in damp or overcrowded situations.