Botanical Name: Primula malacoides
Common Name: Fairy primrose
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape small clumping plant with ruffled leaves and light, lacy flowers; normally used as a winter annual in southern California gardens
Height to 10"
Spread to 10"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors shade to partial sun
Soil well-drained, slightly acidic soil
Hardiness hardy: zones 12-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate to 1 1/2" long and wide; doubly serrated margins
Flowers flat, delicate-looking flowers to 1" wide in umbels – sometimes compound
Fruit small 5-valved capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, division
 
Usage:
spring bedding plant, use with bulbs, in pots, in shaded beds; gives color December through April
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer, 1/2 strength, twice a month
Pruning remove spent flowers to prolong bloom
Pests/Diseases mites, aphids, sunburn in hot areas
Special Conditions/Other pubescence on foliage may irritate skin
 
Origin: China
Family: Primulaceae

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