About
A small, tufted annual or short-lived perennial from high montane habitats in the Himalaya and Tibet with tiny, narrow, mid-green leaves and small, tubular, deep blue flowers, opening at the tips in late summer. A charming, annual-type high-alpine gentian for a cool, moist, well-drained position.
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.