Below right: A watercolour of the auricula primula 'Cockup's Eclipse' (c.1810).
Possible cut flower or rock garden plant. Celebrating the People, Plants and Places of the Royal Horticultural. Divide older plants after they finish blooming.Īdditional qualities: Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Maintenance: Remove yellowing leaves whenever present. Primula vulgaris is often sold along with pansies as color spots and treated as annuals, but have the potential to be a short lived perennial given the right conditions. Primula malicoides (fairy primrose) and Primula obconica (poison primrose) are delightful early spring annuals. The majority of primroses are perennial in the Portland area. Some species such as Primula japonica and Primula veris are wetland dwellers while others such as Primula auricula are mountain species perfect for the rock garden. They thrive in fertile, well-drained, acidic soil with regular water (except Primulaauricula like alkaline soil).
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Origin: Around 400 species are found mostly through out the Northern Hemisphere.Ĭulture: Primroses are woodland dwellers that prefer morning sun, dappled sun or full shade. Drop in to see what is new and blooming! Varieties We will have a rainbow of colors and types. Here at Portland Nursery we will be carrying a wide range of Primroses this spring. These types are often grown in pots since they need sharp drainage and lime. They also have distinctive thick leaves with a powdery coating on the underside. This includes Primula auricula which has small clusters of flat topped flowers in a unique range of color. The third group is evergreen and heralds from mountainous areas. All are tapered and, whilst designed to show these exquisite blooms off to their best, they also make good general planters for small annuals and herbs (as seen below).
This group includes the common primroses sold as color spots. A show pot with no rim (left on the above pictures), traditional pot with a small rim (centre) and a fluted auricula pot (right). Primula vulgaris and Primula veris) bear bunches of flowers on 6-8” stems and bloom winter and/or early spring. They are often short lived, prefer damp soil and reseed. Primula capita and Primula japonica) show off their flowers in tiered clusters of 6-8 blooms on 1-2 ½ ‘ stems. The many types of primroses are divided into three basic categories. Other species such as Primula japonica and Primula veris reseed and create naturalized drifts in the shade garden. Some species such as Primula marginata are more diminutive and perfect for rock gardens or trough containers. Primroses combine fabulously with spring bulbs, evergreen grasses and dusty miller. An explosion of color in every shade of the rainbow, primroses primarily prefer cooler temperatures and therefore bloom early spring through May. The name Primula is derived from the Italian word for spring primavera. Primroses have been a vibrant addition to the spring, woodland garden and containers for over a century.
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