species
Primula vulgaris
Primrose
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Primula vulgaris belongs to the family Primulaceae, also known as Primrose, native to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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