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Primula veris

f. rubra


Red Cowslip




Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula
Species
veris
Category
Perennials, Weeds
Forma
rubra
USDA Hardiness Zone
7b - 8a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7a - 7b
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7 - H4
Temperature (°C)
-15 - (-9)
Temperature (°F)
5 - 15
Height
10 - 50 cm
Spread
10 - 50 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
Landscape
Wildflower, informal gardens, containers, borders, flower beds, city and courtyard gardens and as a specimen.
Cultivation
Grows in well-drained neutral to alkaline grasslands and scrub.
Shape
Upright.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Woodland scrub.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth, finely-haired flowering stems.
Leaf Description
Vegetative, 'lettuce-like' ruffled leaves with thick, fleshy stems and broad ovate leaves.
Flower Description
Ribbed, tube-shaped flowers in terminal panicles of 6 - 9. New flower buds are continuously forming.
Colour Description
Medium to dark green foliage with lighter green to pale green leaf stems. Pale green flowering stems carrying bright yellow flowers tipped with deep crimson red.
Texture Description
Smooth, to soft and finely-haired.
Notable Specimens
The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
Propagation
Seed.
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