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Primulaceae
Polyanthus Primrose
Primula × polyantha
Youth and young love.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
- Native to
- Europe
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 6-12 in
- Sunlight
- partial shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Polyanthus primroses are hybrids between Primula vulgaris and Primula veris, first created by English gardeners in the 1600s.
- The name 'primrose' derives from the Latin 'prima rosa' meaning 'first rose,' since they are among the first flowers of spring.
- In Victorian England, the Primrose League was a conservative political organization named after Benjamin Disraeli's favorite flower.
- Some polyanthus varieties display 'pin' and 'thrum' flower forms, an evolutionary mechanism to promote cross-pollination.
- A single plant can produce hundreds of blooms over its spring flowering season when regularly deadheaded.
Color meanings
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I cannot live without you
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young love
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devotion