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Primulaceae
Japanese Primrose
Primula japonica
Tiered elegance.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
- Native to
- Japan
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, boggy
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Flowers are arranged in distinct whorls or tiers up the stem, a feature called candelabra-style blooming.
- It is one of the best primroses for wet or boggy conditions, thriving alongside streams and ponds.
- Japanese primrose self-seeds freely and can form spectacular naturalized colonies over time.
- The species was introduced to Western gardens in 1871 and quickly became a bog garden favorite.
- Like many primroses, the flowers are heterostylous -- having pin and thrum forms to encourage cross-pollination.
Color meanings
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youth
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young love