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Primula farinosa |
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| Common name |
birds-eye primrose |
| Family |
primulaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
violet-blue (spring) |
| Size |
2-8" |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature, do not exclude light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Small alpine primrose species. The leaves are smooth on top, powdery-white on the bottom. The violet-blue flowers appear in early spring - in clusters when the plant is older. This photo is of a one-year-old plant, only about 2" across.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Primula farinosa
- Seed from '02 trade. Baggy 70F with light (75%G, 9-19d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (14%G, 18-28d)
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