Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0–0.1 metreGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter | Blue |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- 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
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Petiolares primulas are rosette-forming herbaceous perennials dying back to a tight rosette or resting bud in winter, with umbels of flowers
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in deep or partial shade in moist but sharply drained acid soil; protect from excessive winter wet
Propagation
May be propagated by leaf cuttings in summer or early autumn or by division in early spring or after flowering
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Gravel garden
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs and snails, vine weevil, aphids, woodlice, earwigs and cutworms
Diseases
May be affected by a virus, grey mould or fungal leaf spot
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