Primrose

£5.64

seed packet

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Description

Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Usually the first flower of the year,  Primroses or Spinkies as they are also known, are found in woods & open grassy places throughout Scotland. They form low clumps of crinkled green leaves with pale, butter-yellow flowers in January to May which are a vital source of pollen & nectar in early spring.

Sowing: Primrose seeds need a period of cold to grow. Sow outside in autumn into a fine raked seed bed, firming down well for germination the next spring or sow at any time of year onto a tray of damp compost, put the tray in a fridge for 6 – 8 weeks then move to somewhere warm until seedlings appear. Transplant seedlings outside when big enough to handle & keep young plants watered & weeded.

50-150 seeds per packet.

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Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant in snow

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) plant in snow

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers