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Primula - Asiatic

 Asiatic primulas are a fantastic group of plants, both species and hybrids. The Primulas below are all from Asia and are largely adapted to the monsoon climate of these regions. Sometimes called bog primulas, they on the whole, like a moistish soil and they associate well with small streams, ponds or large lakes! Depending upon the region of the UK you garden, asiatic primulas will grow well in normal soils if you have reasonable rain fall, so in the West Country, Wales, Cumbria etc these plants generally thrive. Primula have no pH preferences and like a fertile soil. Given some shade, asiatic primula are less needy of very moist situations.

Divide primula in Autumn or early Spring, or sow seed in Autumn and expose to cold weather, germination should occur the following Spring.
Primula alpicola AGM

Primula alpicola AGM

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: June to June

Cream fragrant bells atop of 30cm stem. Neat grower and a must for any moist shady spot.


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Primula beesiana AGM

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to June

A Chinese candelabra, mid pink/purple flowered species, easy in a moist soil.


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Primula x bulleesiana

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to June

A fantastic hybrid group between P. bulleyana and P. beesiana with flowers from yellow/grey through to maroon in typical candelabras, but mostly very lovely terracotta shades; one of our most popular forms.


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Primula bulleyana AGM

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 60cm (24in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to June

A stunning orange candelabra primula, easy and a good doer, deciduous. From the wet meadows of South West China and named after Mr Bulley who financed many plant collecting adventures in China at the beginning of the 20th century.
Very striking when planted as a group. The seed heads offer some interest into late Summer/Autumn too.


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Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom'
  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to July

A lovely pale pink strain of this vigorous moisture loving candelabra primula.


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Primula japonica 'Carminea'

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 30cm (12in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to July

Red flowered version of this easy hardy candelabra primula.


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Primula japonica 'Miller’s Crimson' AGM

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to July

Classic, elegant red candelabra primula, with a dark eye, for a moist spot.


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Primula pulverulenta AGM

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial shade
  • Flowering season: May to June

A good vigorous red-purple flowered candelabra primula.


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Primula secundiflora

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: May to June

A good woodland species and great beside a stream or pond, with rosettes of shiny green leaves and stems with drooping pinky red bells in Spring. A very lovely and elegant Primula.


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Primula sieboldii 'Oshibori'

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant ultimate height: 30cm (12in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: April to May

A lovely for with rose pink backed pale pink / white flowers. Primula sieboldii are great primula for a woodland garden. They go domant in Summer once the soil dries up.

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Primula sieboldii 'Pago Pago'

Primula sieboldii 'Pago Pago'

  • Pot size: 1 Litre
  • Plant ultimate height: 30cm (12in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade
  • Flowering season: April to May

Mid pink flowers veined with white.

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