Native primrose
Common Name: Native primrose
Genus: Primula
Species: vulgaris
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Acidic, Moist
Height: 20cm
Spread: 35cm
Time to divide plants: September to April
Flowering period:
March
to
May
The familiar wild, pale yellow, single primrose is one of the early signs of spring, coinciding with the first early daffodils. The two associate well together in damp grass or light woodland. Cultivated varieties come in a huge range of colours, and both single and double flowers. Choice named varieties are cultivated in cottage gardens, and spring borders. They are not vigorous enough to cope with conditions in grass which the wild primrose enjoys, and benefit from being lifted and divided every two years. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
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