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Primula alpicola var. alpicola (white form)20 (30)cm, makes ure white, nodding flowers in dense whorls above oblong-elliptic leaves. It is native to Xizang in the Tsangpo valley, China, where it grows in moist, humus rich soils in alpine meadows atan elevation of up to 4.500m. For any good, humus rich and always slightly moist soil in partial shade. V. |
Primula alpicola var. violacea20 (30)cm, a decorative variety with dark purplish, nodding flowers in dense whorls above oblong-elliptic leaves. It is native of moist, humus rich alpine meadows in Bhutan (Thimpu). For partially shaded spots in a moist, humus rich and well drained soil. V. |
Primula anisodora30 (45)cm, a showy candelabra primrose with rich maroon-purple, yellow-eyed flowers and pleasantly fragrant leaves and roots. It is native of Szechuan and Yunnan (Chungtien at some 3.700m). For any humus rich, well drained soil in partial shade. V-VI. |
Primula auricula (Mountain Cowslip)20cm, Mountain Cowslip is native of limestone soils in the Alps. It makes a loose leaf rosette of somewhat fleshy, more or less farinose (i.e. powdery), quite large, pale green leaves on strong short stems and suphur yellow, slightly vanilla scented flowers with a white-throat. For any rich, very well drained soil in full sun. Excellent in the rock garden. IV-V. |
Primula beesiana25 (50)cm, showy candelabra Primrose from China (Lichiang Mountains, NW Yunnan and south-western Szechuan) growing in leafy, moist mountain meadows. Has broad lanceolate, serrated leaves. Medium sized to tall inflorescence (up to 80cm in height) with whorls of pink to deep rose lilac flowers and a yellow center which is typical for this species. For any rich, slightly moist soil in partial shade. Seeds from the pure species, which is quite uncommon in cultivation, where plants are usually hybridized, especially with Primula pulverulenta and Primula bulleyana. VI-VII. |
Primula bulleyana30 (40)cm, makes a dense rosette of large leaves and tall, candelabra like flower stalks with several whorls of deep-orange flowers. A very easy and showy Primrose from Yunnan (Lijang Mountain Range, China). For any humus rich, moist soil in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Seeds offered are from the real species and not from a hybrid. VI-VII. |
Primula denticulata30 (45)cm, one of the most attractive Primula with lilac-colored flowers in dense, globular heads above basal rosette of large leaves with slightly red margins. Shade to full sun in any moist soil. Easy. From Afghanistan towards Bhutan a W China (Xizang). III-V. |
Primula elatior15 (20)cm, from Central Europe growing in damp, grassy places in full sun. Rather rare native and often hybridized with Primula veris and Primula vulgaris, this is the real species with sulfurous yellow flowers in dense umbels on large erect stalks in III-IV. |
Primula elatior ssp. meyeri (syn. Primula amoena)15 (20)cm, a rare and beautiful subspecies with pale pink to deep purple flowers and a yellowish-orange throat. It is native of the Caucasus, Georgia and north-eastern Turkey where it grows in rock crevices and hillsides in alpine meadows at an elevation of up to 4.000m. For any rich, humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Excellent for the rock garden. IV-V. |
Primula farinosa (Bird's-Eye Primrose)10 (15)cm, Bird's-Eye Primrose is an elegant dwarf primrose from damp, grassy and peaty places in moors of Central Europe, where it has become very rare. It produces delicate, rosy lilac flowers with a yellow throat carried on a very slender stem and heads of five or six per plant. For any humus rich, slightly moist soil in a sunny spot. IV-V. |
Primula frondosa10 (15)cm, dwarf primrose from rocky, yet moist places in rock crevices in mountains in north-eastern Bulgaria. A real gem with dense rosettes of white powered leaves and several flower stalks with numerous, miniature rose-colored flowers. For a moist spot in the rock garden, plant either in shade or full sun. III-IV. |
Primula integrifolia10 (15)cm, makes dense, short leaf rosettes and rather large dark pink flowers with a white eye. it is native of rocky soils in the eastern Pyrenees to the Swiss Alps. For any well drained, rather rocky soil spot in full sun. Excellent in the rock garden. IV-V. |
Primula japonica30 (50)cm, large yellowish green leaves and amazing, huge flower stalks with whorls of purplish to deep-pink flowers. For any rich and moist soil, shade to full sun. Very easy and showy Primrose from Japan and Taiwan. V-VII. |
Primula luteola12 (15)cm, rarely seen Primrose with broad lanceolate, light green, toothed leaves and light yellow flowers with a white powdered throat. For any humus rich, always slightly moist, well drained humus rich soil in partial shade. V-VI. |
Primula pulverulenta (Mealy Primrose)20 (40)cm, Mealy Primrose is a rarely cultivated primrose in its pure, unhybridized natural form. It bears umbels of purplish red flowers which are similar to those in Primula japonica, yet with white powdered stems and leaves (hence its name!). It is native of western Szechuan near Kanding (Tatsienlu, China). For an yhumus rich, always slightly moist soil in a partially shaded spot. V-VI. |
Primula secundiflora25 (40)cm, makes very ornamental, nodding deep purple flower bells in two to three whorls on tall stalks. It is native especially in the Lijiang mountains (Yunnan province, China) where it occurs at an elevation of up to 4.000m. A very rare, but easily grown and long lived primrose species for any humus rich, always slightly moist soil in partial shade. V-VI. |
Primula sieboldii (Siebold's Primrose)15 (20)cm, Siebold's Primrose is an excellent ground covering plant from Japan (southern Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu islands) with dense, large yellowish green, "crispy" foliage and stalks with most ornamental, quite large rose to pink flowers with a white center. Easily grown in any leafy or humus rich, slightly moist soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. Will naturalize if happy and makes a stunning flower carpet in spring. III-IV. |
Primula sikkimensis (Sikkim Primrose)15 (20)cm, Sikkim Primrose is an excellent ground covering plant from Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Xizang to Yunnan and Szechuan with dense, large, rhomboid foliage and stalks of rose flowers. For any humus rich, always slightly moist soil in a shaded spot. III-IV. |
Primula veris15 (20)cm, true wild form from dry, rocky and sunny meadows in Central Europe with erect flowering stalks made up of numerous deep yellow, tuberous, and strongly vanilla scented flowers with orange blotch within. III-IV. |
Primula veris ssp. macrocalyx (syn. Primula uralensis)15 (20)cm, larger subspecies as the real cowslip with intense yellow flowers embedded in a large, lose calyx. From southern Russia (Crimea) to Turkestan, northern Iran and Turkey growing in mountain meadows and humus filled rock crevices. For any rich, slightly moist yet well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. III-IV. |
Primula vialii (Orchid Primrose)20 (30)cm, Orchid Primrose has delightful flowers that are carried at the end of a scape in a dense, cone shaped inflorescence. The unopened buds are bright scarlet in color and the open flowers lavender, which makes a beautiful contrast. It is a still rarely seen primrose species and native to north-western Yunnan and south-western Szechuan in China where it grows in marshy fields in mountains. For a partially shaded to shaded spot in any humus rich, always slightly moist, well drained soil. VI-VIII. |
Primula viscosa (syn. Primula latifolia)10cm, a miniature primrose from mountainous regions in eastern Spain to southern S France. It makes short, dense leaf rosettes and rather large, lilac flowers. Excellent in a rocky to sandy soil in full sun in the rock garden. V-VI. |
Proboscidea louisianica (Lousiana Devil's Claw)30cm, Louisiana Devil's Claw is an annual species from wet sites in the southern USA. It has showy pale purple flowers on sticky stems, followed by fruits containing woody seed capsules with a recurved pointed tip. Sow in mid spring in pots and keep pots outside in a protected and sunny spot. Transplant in early summer to the final spot. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun. VII-IX. |
Prostanthera lasianthos (Victorian Christmas Tree)2 (10)m, Victorian Christmas Tree is a most unusual member in the genus of Australian mint bushes. The small bright green to mid green leaves have a typical menthol fragrance. It flowers in late autumn and winter and gives a floriferous display of numerous bright rose flowers. It is a widespread native found from S Queensland to Tasmania, growing from coastal to subalpine regions. It prefers a humus rich, always slightly moist, well drained soil in a sunny (winter) to partially shaded (summer) spot. X-XII. |
Protea acuminata1 (2)m, erect shrub from sandy flats at 400m. Only few isolated populations left Nieuwdtville, Cederberg, and Stettynskloof to Riversonderderend Mountains. Has smooth linear leaves, flowers are small with wine red bracts in II-VI. |