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Primulas

Name and Description Height at 10 yrs Hardiness Largest available size photographs
MECONOPSIS BETONICIFOLIA
Very popular and worthwhile addition to any garden. Flowers: May/ rich blue		 1.2m H4 1L Meconopsis Betonicifolia
MECONOPSIS NEPALENSIS PINK
Attractive monocarpic variety, forms a red rosette of hairy leaves. Flowers: in second year.		 1.5m H4 1L Awaiting Photograph
PRIMULA ALPICOLA
Scented variety with funnel-shaped pendent flowers.		 0.5m H4 1L Awaiting Photograph
PRIMULA BEESIANA
Lovely showy variety.

Flowers: Early Summer/ reddish pink

 0.6m H4 1L Awaiting Photograph

PRIMULA CHUNGENSIS
Quite vigorous, rosette forming candelabra variety, with scented flowers.

Flowers: Early Summer/ orange

 0.8m H3-4 1L Awaiting Photograph

PRIMULA FLORINDAE
Also known as “Himalayan Cowslip” this species is the largest of the primula and produces up to 40 tubular shaped flowers on tall stems. Scented.

Flowers: Summer

 1.2m H4 5L Awaiting Photograph
PRIMULA PETIOLARIS
Always attracts attention, evergreen rosette forming. Flowers: Spring/ magneta with yellow centres		 0.1m H3-4 9cm Awaiting Photograph
PRIMULA POISSONII
Attractive species. Flowers: Early Summer/ purple with yellow centres		 0.5m H4 1L Awaiting Photograph

PRIMULA PULVERULENTA
Lovely candelabra variety. Flowers: Late Spring-Early Summer/ red-purple

 1m H4 5L Awaiting Photograph
PRIMULA SECUNDIFLORA
Popular species. Flowers: Summer/ mauve to red.		 0.9m H4 1L Awaiting Photograph