Primula veris f. rubra (Red Cowslip)


Botanical Information

FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusPrimula
Speciesveris
Formarubra
CategoryPerennials, Wildflowers & Weeds

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone7b - 8a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone7a - 7b
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7 - H4
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-15 - (-9)
Temperature (°F)5 - 15
Height10 - 50 cm
Spread10 - 50 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril, May

Description and Growing Information

ShapeUpright.
LandscapeWildflower, informal gardens, containers, borders, flower beds, city and courtyard gardens and as a specimen.
PropagationSeed.
CultivationGrows in well-drained neutral to alkaline grasslands and scrub.
Notable SpecimensThe A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
HabitatWoodland scrub.
Bark/Stem DescriptionSmooth, finely-haired flowering stems.
Leaf DescriptionVegetative, 'lettuce-like' ruffled leaves with thick, fleshy stems and broad ovate leaves.
Flower DescriptionRibbed, tube-shaped flowers in terminal panicles of 6 - 9. New flower buds are continuously forming.
Colour DescriptionMedium to dark green foliage with lighter green to pale green leaf stems. Pale green flowering stems carrying bright yellow flowers tipped with deep crimson red.
Texture DescriptionSmooth, to soft and finely-haired.

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