Primula
Primrose
Derived from the Italian primaverola, the name of this genus pays homage to the way its often early blossoms welcome spring. Many of the more than 400 species are at home in the moist climates of England, New Zealand and the Pacific Coast. The selections we offer are cold-hardy, yet will need ample water in warmer locales. Lovely planted en masse, Primroses are ideal for woodland gardens, damp borders, by a pond or streamside.
A 2016 Jelitto Perennial Seeds introduction, this hardy AGM champ proffers gorgeous bouquet-like clustered flowers perched atop short stalks and thick round-tipped grayish-green leaves. Prominent creamy-yellow centers heighten the large blooms, which unfurl vibrant, variable colors, including yellow, peach, pink, lilac, violet, maroon and dark chocolate hues. Prized by bees, butterflies and floral designers, durable ‘Kaleidoscope Mix’ can be ensconced in rockeries, shady borders and containers with partners such as Alchemilla alpina and Pulmonaria ‘Little Star’. Consider planting a sweep of them beneath wide-branching trees, where bright shade, rich soil and good drainage will delight their handsome evergreen rosettes.
Blooms April–June
Size: 6" – 8" high x 8" – 10" wide.
Hardy to zone 5.
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Other selections in this genus:
- Primula elatior ‘Victorian Gold Lace Black’
- Primula ‘Barnhaven™ Double ′Purple Storm′’
- Primula ‘Barnhaven™ Double ′Vintage′’
- Primula ‘Barnhaven™ Double Guernsey Cream’
- Primula beesiana
- Primula ‘Blue Sapphire’
- Primula x bulleesiana
- Primula bulleyana
- Primula capitata ssp. mooreana
- Primula capitata ‘Salvana’
- Primula cockburniana
- Primula denticulata var. Alba
- Primula denticulata ‘Blue Selection’
- Primula ‘Dunbeg’
- Primula elatior x ‘Silver Lace Purple’
- Primula elatior ‘Gold Lace’
- Primula elatior ‘Victoriana Gold Lace Red’
- Primula elatior ‘Victorian Laced Primroses’
- Primula elatior ‘Victorian Silver Lace Black’
- Primula ‘Elizabeth Killelay’
- Primula florindae ‘’
- Primula marginata ‘Mauve Mist’
- Primula x polyantha ‘Dawn Ansell’
- Primula polyanthus ‘Francesca’
- Primula polyneura
- Primula rosea ‘Gigas’
- Primula ‘Sue Jervis’
- Primula vialii
- Primula vulgaris ssp subthorpii ‘’
- Primula vulgaris ‘Double Lilac’
- Primula vulgaris ‘Sunshine Susie’
- Primula waltonii
