Description
Silver stems topped with discs of purple flowers.
This is now a classic variety of Primula that if grown well will reward you yearly with its spectacular purple flowers above neat green upper and silver under-leaf foliage. Best grown in a free draining moist substrate in the alpine garden or container.
Flowers: Spring-summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 20-30cm
Spread: 20cm
Common Name: Round Headed Himalayan Primrose
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Primulaceae
Foliage: obovate / elliptic / wrinkled
Basic Colour: ( purple )
Flower Colour: purple
Natural Flowering: March – May
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 30cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / moist
Soil ph: acid / neutral
Location: container / rock garden / border / cottage garden
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: cut back after flowering
Tolerates: deer resistance / rabbit resistance / wet
Origin: Cultivar
pamela murphy (verified owner) –
Lovely plant beautifully packaged
Elizabeth (verified owner) –
Mary J. (verified owner) –
A lovely small healthy plant
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Alive and growing in a pot with two others I already had, I’m hoping to get viable seed, as it appears to require two different clones to get viable seed
Caroline Maddison (verified owner) –
Ann (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Super healthy plants. Looking forward to seeing them thrive and blossom!
Michael Cohen (verified owner) –
Lovely unusual primula in good condition
Susan (verified owner) –
Anthony Chu (verified owner) –
Good size
Anne MacLean –
Beautiful, strong plant with good root’s. I love Primula’s and I’m so pleased to have this in my garden. What a lovely plant and an exceptional garden centre.
Mrs A Jones (verified owner) –
lovely solid rosette.
Geoff Bennett –
Simon H. (verified owner) –
Foliage a little disheveled
Stephen FOSTER –
Kate C. (verified owner) –
Lovely flower colour, looking forward to seeing the blooms. Again very carefully packaged – Love your plants
Angela Blundell (verified owner) –
So nice on the phone. Plant came sooner than mentioned and gorgeous plants , now flowering when I thought I was buying them for next year.
So all in all not much to be unhappy about.
Alex Springford (verified owner) –
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Mrs H A Moody –
Healthy looking plant. Well packaged and protected. I bought quite a number of plants and all looked really healthy and have survived the winter.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Jill Cole-hamilton (verified owner) –
As I bought in October the quality of plants is unknown, (previous orders were great) The service you get is excellent and I will be back with others orders!!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Mrs L Gardiner (verified owner) –
Third plant I’ve bought as they are so good.
Pippa Lord (verified owner) –
A lovely specimen!
Sara (verified owner) –
Lovely plant with one flower. Well packaged