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Primula rubens 'Purple'

Common name: Primrose

You will add a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant, easy-to-grow perennial.

-10 to -15°C
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Young Plants
3 for £14.00
just £4.67 each
5 for £16.00
just £3.20 each
10 for £20.00
just £2.00 each
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An exciting, new variety of primula which holds an abundance of rosebud-like flowers from January to April each year. The intensity and vibrant hues these add to your garden during winter to spring is second to none. Primula rubens ‘Purple’ is perfect for containers, baskets, border edges and rockeries at a time when there is little colour available. As an added bonus, on sunny days, you may even notice their sweet, subtle scent drifting across the garden, and flowers will also entice in the early pollinators. Primula are woodland plants and, as such, like a position in semi-shade with humus rich soil. As a general rule, however, they are tough enough to do well in most spots if not exposed to baking hot sun or drought conditions. Primula rubens ‘Purple’ is a semi-evergreen, hardy perennial which reaches a height and spread of 20cm. Plants become dormant over the summer and then, in the right conditions, will re-emerge during the winter months ready to bloom all over again.
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Key Information
Latin Name Primula rubens Purple YP
Common Name Primrose
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
Format Young Plants
Position Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.20
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for hanging baskets Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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