Primrose
Plant Profile
Primroses (Primula hybrids) are a
cold-hardy perennial to USDA zones 4-8. They come in an array of flower colors
including reds, whites, yellows, oranges, purples or pinks with yellow centers
and scalloped green foliage.
They are widely sold as a houseplant at local supermarkets
and garden centers in late winter and early spring. At just $2-5 each, I buy
several and use them to decorate my home with flowers during the gray days of
January and February.
When they stop flowering, I plant them out in the garden in
a moist, part-shade spot. They come back reliably each year with little to no
care and bloom about the same time outdoors as they did inside.
One extra step I do for them is that I pinch out any spent blooms as I come
across them during regular watering (side note: never let them dry out!). This
encourages more and longer flowering from the plants. You can also give them a
few drops of liquid fertilizer to prompt more flower formation when they start
to slow down.
Rather than compost these sweet little plants, why not plant them out in your
garden and be rewarded with blooms for years to come?
Primrose: You Can Grow That!
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