Perennials > Primula > Primula veris > Primula veris
Primula veris
Cowslip
Origin: From Norway to Spain, Turkey and eastern Siberia.
| Family |
| Primulaceae |
| Genus |
| Primula |
| Species |
| veris |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 15 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Rosette forming semi-evergreen perennial. |
| Landscape |
| Wildflower and cottage gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown as biennials in a container or rock garden. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Oblong-ovate leaves forming a rosette with erects stems holding umbels of nodding flowers. |
| Pests |
| Vine weevil, slugs and leaf or bud eelworms. |
| Habitat |
| Grows in well-drained neutral to alkaline grasslands and scrub. |
| Propagation |
| Seed or root basal cuttings. |
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