Hollyhock and Primrose Planting Guide: Growing Perennial Flowers

Hardy Primroses are elegant plants which add drama and vibrance to any Spring bedding design. Their delicate flowers make a delicate statement while blooming for up to one month starting April. Primroses grow from 6-18 inches high with light green, hairy leaves. Their colors range from white through yellow and deep crimson hues; some varieties even display double blooms while others display this feature due to wavy or crinkled petals.

Hardy Primroses include Primula elatior, Primula veris and Primula vulgaris varieties; their flowers usually bloom in umbels of six to twelve flowers, similar to other hardy species of primroses such as Primula japonica (Japanese Primrose). But there’s another captivating species in P. japonica called Japanese Primrose that stands out – each umbel stands atop another in an attractive manner with colors ranging from rich dark crimson through intermediate tints to white hues while heavy texture petals wave back and forth between blooming! All varieties of Primroses should be grown as they’ll get better every year when planted!

Utilize. Primulas make excellent additions to the rock garden, border edging or old walls. Their flowers bloom along streams, woods and shrubbery while their root systems spread easily along streams or in containers – as well as being fragrant enough for cut flower arrangements.

Primulas aren’t difficult to grow, yet they provide great rewards. One key requisite of primrose cultivation is keeping the soil moist; otherwise they’ll die during the hot Summer months without enough water. Primroses should be planted in rich, well-drained soil with partial shade in order to provide protection from direct sunlight during Summer; winter protection can include light mulching with leaves or straw; in Fall, any crowns that protrude above the surface of soil need to be lifted out and reset back down in preparation for Spring planting season if necessary – primroses don’t require too much care; all they require is good, rich soil with partially shade and lots of moisture if possible!

PROPAGATION. Primroses can be easily propagated using seeds sown either indoors in March in a coldframe, or outdoors from May to July outdoors in shaded locations. When sowing seeds outdoors it should simply be scratched into the surface soil and firmed over. In either instance they can also be divided early Spring or in Fall for division purposes.