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Primula pulverulenta
Candelabra Primula
Origin: From Western China. Introduced by E. H. Wilson, a Kew trained horticulturist, from one of his Chinese plant collecting expeditions (1899-1911).
| Family |
| Proliferae |
| Genus |
| Primula |
| Species |
| pulverulenta |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 20 |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Robust herbaceous perennial. |
| Landscape |
| Flower borders. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in deep fertile soil. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Oblong ovate leaves and erect light green stems topped with purple flowers. |
| Pests |
| Slugs, bud eelworms and glasshouse red spider mite. |
| Habitat |
| Wet meadows and along stream banks at an altitude of 2,200-2,500 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, a rounded apex and 11-15 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 7-18 x 4-8 cm. Leaves are grouped together to form a rosette. |
| Flower Description |
| Purplish-pink with a red or purple eye. |
| Propagation |
| Division in early spring or seeds sown in autumn. |
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