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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 6-9 inches
Plant Spread: 9-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Mauve
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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

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Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-11
Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-11
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Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31

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Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-03-31
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