Primula 'Wanda' (Pr/Prim)
primrose 'Wanda'
A compact, semi-evergreen perennial to 12cm, with oval, purple-tinted leaves in compact rosettes. Flowers 3.5cm in width, deep reddish-purple, in loose clusters, open over a long period in spring
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Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Purple | Green Purple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green Purple | |||
| Autumn | Green Purple | |||
| Winter | Green Purple |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Native to the UK
- 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
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Primrose group primulas are mainly grown as herbaceous perennials, and produce clusters of flowers on individual stems from the basal rosettes, although a few may also have umbel-like flowers. They are either spring-flowering, if grown without protection, or winter- to spring-flowering, if grown as biennial container plants in greenhouses or indoors.
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in full sun or partial shade in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich-soil
Propagation
Propagate by seed or division in autumn and early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, leafhoppers, vine weevil and slugs
Diseases
May be subject to primula brown core and grey moulds
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