Primula vialii
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- Subject: Primula vialii
- From: P* H*
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 01:37:43 EDT
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I am working on a few descriptions-any one have any thing they want to add?
Primula vialii
This very attractive Primula has light green deciduous foliage (means the
leaves die in the fall and grow back in the spring). The flowers are
blue-violet and packed into a dense spike 6 inches long on top of 12 to 18
inch long stems. The flower buds are bright red and turn to a redish-pink
color just before opening. Flowering from the bottom up.
The rosette forming clumps grow 12 inches wide. Best grow in humus rich,
moister retentive, soils in part shade; will take full sun if the soils are
moist. Prefers slightly acid to neutral soils-use peat moss when planting
out. Very attractive and popular species but requires some attention to its
growing requirements.
Plants bloom in June and July. They do not do well in areas with hot dry
summers but should have dry conditions in winter, best covered with some
evergreen branches. Plants start growth late in spring. In many areas best
treated as a biennial. Zones 5-8. Native from wet mountains in China and
cool meadows. Surface sow seeds and use F 75, germination is spread out over
a few weeks. Might be helpful to seal up in a plastic bag. After germination
grow on cool for a few weeks (F 65).
