Primula 'Linnet' (Pe) | primrose 'Linnet'

RHS 1999

Synonyms

Primula petiolaris 'Linnet'

Alpine Rockery Herbaceous Perennial

A deciduous perennial to 10cm tall, forming a rosette of wrinkled, toothed leaves with several almost stemless, yellow-eyed mauve-pink flowers in early spring

Position

Full shade, Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0-0.1 metre

Size

Time to Maturity: 1–2 years
Max Spread: 0-0.1 metre
Max Height: Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid

Position

Full shade Partial shade

Aspect: North–facing or East–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H5

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Primulaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: 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: Not established
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: 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

Patio and container plants
Rock garden

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails, vine weevil, aphids, woodlice, earwigs and cutworms

Diseases

May be susceptible to a virus, grey mould or fungal leaf spot