General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Sometimes lavender
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Asiatic Primrose
  • Capitata Primrose
  • Primrose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Primula capitata
  • Synonym: Primula capitata subsp. mooreana

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Location: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2008-07-19
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-07-31
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-07-31

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Garden
Date: 2016-06
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2014-05-09
Sold as P. capitata subsp. mooreana

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials; sold as P. capi
Location: At a nursery
Location: At a nursery
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2014-05-09
Sold as P. capitata subsp. mooreana

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

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