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Primulaceae
Fairy Candelabra
Primula bulleyana
enchantment and magic.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
- Native to
- China, Yunnan
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 45-60 cm
- Sunlight
- partial shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, acidic
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flowers are arranged in distinct whorls along a tall stem, like candles on a candelabra, giving the plant its common name.
- It was discovered by the plant hunter George Forrest in Yunnan, China in the early 1900s and named after Arthur Bulley, his sponsor.
- Candelabra primulas hybridize freely when different species are planted together, producing a rainbow of offspring colors.
- They thrive in boggy conditions alongside streams and ponds where their reflections create a magical doubled display.
- A colony of fairy candelabras can naturalize in a suitable moist garden spot and persist for many years by self-seeding.
Color meanings
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enchantment
1
magic
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woodland beauty
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wonder