Primula vulgaris
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Primula vulgaris, Primrose
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Sweetly scented, single, pale yellow with dark yellow centre flower. Finely haired stems. Mid green, oval, textured leaves. Culinary; edible flowers.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 15cm
• Spread: 15cm
Primrose can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Clay, Sand, Loam
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Pale Yellow
• Flowering time: Spring
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: Yes
• Caution: Not to be taken medicinally when pregnant
Growing
• Grown from seed:
• Indoor Sowing: In early autumn, into prepared plug trays or pots. Sow thinly do not cover. Place in cold frame for the winter.
• Outdoor Sowing: In autumn, in a fertile, moisture-retaining soil, in a partial shade. Mark where as germination can take up to two years.
• Propagation: Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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