Wikimedia Commons
Primulaceae
Drumstick Primula
Primula denticulata
Mountain purity.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
- Native to
- Himalayas, Afghanistan, China
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 8-12 in
- Sunlight
- partial shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 2-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The spherical flower heads on tall stems resemble drumsticks, giving this primula its common name and making it instantly recognizable.
- It grows wild at altitudes up to 14,000 feet in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan through Nepal to western China.
- Each globe-shaped head contains 30-50 individual flowers that open sequentially from the bottom upward.
- It is one of the hardiest primulas, surviving winter temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees in Zone 2.
- Victorian plant hunters risked their lives collecting specimens in remote Himalayan valleys, and it was first described by Sir James Edward Smith in 1805.
Color meanings
0
early youth
1
I cannot live without you
2
patience