About
A large, evergreen shrub or small tree to about 8m tall from Japan and Korea with broadly elliptic, leathery, dark green leaves, pendulous racemes of small, white, urn-shaped flowers in spring, and small, blue-black, edible berries in autumn. An ornamental and adaptable shrubby tree for a sheltered, partly shaded woodland garden.
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
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.