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baby primrose

Primula malacoides (Mo)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Primula
Family: Primulaceae
Common Names: fairy primrose

About this plant

An erect, rosette-forming evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with frilly-margined, downy leaves to 10cm long. In winter and spring, single or double flowers in shades of purple, pink or white are borne in whorls of decreasing size up slender stems to 45cm. Grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, or as a houseplant

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidNeutralAlkaline

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow on plants in a potting mix of 4 parts loam-based compost and 1 part each grit and leaf mould. Position in bright, filtered light in a cool room and mist plants daily

Pruning

Deadhead to extend flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in summer for flowering plants the following winter. Surface sow onto moist, well-drained seed compost.

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds (botrytis)

Garden Uses

Planting Places

Gravel Garden

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years