Perennials, Weeds > Primula > Primula veris > Primula veris f. rubra
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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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