Primula marginata produces, early in the season, umbels of 2 to 20, funnel to tubular shaped, lightly fragrant, lavender-blue flowers, 3/4 inch wide, with white-mealy eyes. This rosette-forming evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial has egg-shaped to oblong, leathery, serrated leaves, to […]
Primula marginata ( Ivy Agee Primrose )
Primula marginata produces, early in the season, umbels of 2 to 20, funnel to tubular shaped, lightly fragrant, lavender-blue flowers, 3/4 inch wide, with white-mealy eyes. This rosette-forming evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial has egg-shaped to oblong, leathery, serrated leaves, to […]
Primula marginata ( Hyacinth Primrose )
Primula marginata produces, early in the season, umbels of 2 to 20, funnel to tubular shaped, lightly fragrant flowers, 3/4 inch wide, with white-mealy eyes. This rosette-forming evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial has egg-shaped to oblong, leathery, serrated leaves, to 4 […]
Primula malacoides ( Fairy Primrose )
Primula malacoides blooms early in the season into double, single or flat, light lilac-purple, red-pink or white flowers, to 1/2 inch wide, on soft hairy stalks. This is a rosette forming, upright, evergreen perennial that is usually grown as an […]
Primula macrophylla ( Big Leaf Primrose )
Primula macrophylla is a late bloomer that produces umbels of 5 to 25 salverform, purple flowers, 3/4 inch wide with darker eyes. This is a short-lived, deciduous perennial that is rosette forming and has lance-shaped, sometimes finely scalloped leaves, to […]
Primula luteola ( Luteola Primrose )
Primula luteola blooms in umbels of 10 to 25 salverform yellow flowers, 1/2 inch wide, on vigorous white mealy stalks. This rosette forming perennial has medium green leaves that are lance- shaped and double-serrated, to 12 inches long. In general, […]
Primula latifolia ( Latifolia Primrose )
Primula latifolia blooms in midseason, one-sided umbels of 2 to 25 salverform, at times white mealy, fragrant, red-purple flowers 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide. This rosette-forming, deciduous perennial has lance shaped, dull green leaves with gland tipped hairs. In general, […]
Primula juliae ( Juliae Primrose )
Primula juliae has scalloped, round, deep green leaves, to 2 1/2 inches long. Bears solitary, magenta flowers with yellow eyes, to 1 inch wide, early in the season. Full sun to partial shade in mild coastal areas in deep, humus-rich, […]
Primula jesoana ( Jesoana Primrose )
Primula jesoana has hairy, deeply lobed, medium green leaves, to 12 inches long. In midseason, slender stalks bear 1 to 4 umbels of 2 to 6 pinkish purple or white flowers with yellow eyes, 3/4 inch wide. Partial shade in […]
Primula japonica ( Japanese Primrose )
Primula japonica is robust, with finely serrated light green leaves, to 10 inches long. In midseason, bears 1 to 6 whorls of 5 to 25 red-purple to white flowers, 3/4 inch wide. Partial shade in deep, humus-rich, well-drained, moist soil. […]
