Primula pulverulenta
(Mealy Primrose)
Family - Primulaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western China
Year of Introduction - 1905
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Stream Area
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with obovate to oblanceolate leaves held in rosettes at the base of the plant. The foliage is mid-green and each leaf has a silver central vein. Vivid magenta flowers, each with a dark red or purple Eye, are salverform in shape and produced from late spring into early summer in tiered whorls. The stems and flower buds are covered in a fine, silvery powder called farina. (Pulverulent means powdery.) Primula pulverulenta will self-sow readily.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Vivid magenta-pink flowers with a dark red or purple eye are salverform in shape. The flowers are held in tiered whorls and are produced in May and June. The flower buds and stems are covered in a fine, silvery-white powder (farinose).
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in whorls
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves have silver midribs and are obovate to oblanceolate in shape. Each leaf can reach 30cm in length and has serrated margins. The foliage is held in basal rosettes.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblanceolate
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil.