About
Dark Rosaleen' is a semi-evergreen perennial to 15cm, with a rosette of dark green leaves flushed with purple, and purplish-pink flowers with pale pink stripes and yellow eyes.
About the genus
Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials, forming a basal rosette of simple leaves, with salver-shaped or bell-shaped flowers which may be solitary or carried in an umbel or in whorls on an erect stem
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, East-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitClump forming
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesRock garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil. See Primroses and polyanthus cultivation
PruningCut back after flowering
PropagationPropagate by division in autumn or early spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, leafhoppers, vine weevil and slugs
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, primula brown core, primula leaf spot and a virus