About
Primula minima (Au), the fairy primrose, is a tiny, cushion-forming auricula producing a compact mat of shiny, toothed, wedge-shaped leaves and large, bright-pink, yellow-eyed flowers just above the foliage in spring. One of the most diminutive and rewarding of all alpines for a trough or alpine house.
About the genus
Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials forming rosettes of simple leaves and producing salver-shaped, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers, solitary or in umbels or whorls on erect stems. An enormously varied genus ranging from compact alpines to stately border perennials.
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.