General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 8-10 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Orange and apricot
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • English Primrose
  • Double-Flowered Primrose
  • Primrose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Primula vulgaris
  • Synonym: Primula acaulis subsp. acaulis

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-03-11
Location: My garden
Date: 2017-04-10
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: My home
Date: 2017-04-10
Location: My garden
Date: 2017-04-12
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2008-03-09

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