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Primula saxatilis |
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Common name |
primrose |
Family |
primulaceae |
Life cycle |
perennial |
Flowers |
purple (April-May) |
Size |
8" |
Light |
part shade |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Grew this from traded seed labeled Primula saxicola, but that doesn't appear to be an actual species - it may be P. saxatilis instead. Very cheerful in mid-spring. Primroses don't tend to last long in our garden, so I'm encouraged that this one at least came back for a second year.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Primula saxatilis
- Seed from '06 trade. Baggy 70F with light (85%G, 4-8d)
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