Primrose
Primula acaulis
Tired of winter's cold gray weather? The perfect pick me up is to stop in the greenhouse for a few of these brightly colored, sweetly fragrant plants. Their color palette ranges from white to red, to shades of yellow, pink, and deep purple. Large numbers of these bright beautiful blossoms are clustered in the center of the leaves' rosette pattern, creating a nestled bed of color in the midst of dark green paddle shaped foliage.
Primrose prefer cooler temperatures (55-60F), but will do quite well in your house if you can stay around 67-68 degrees. An east or west facing window sill where they will receive lots of bright indirect light and perhaps cooler temperatures would be best. These plants want to be moist but not wet all the time, so water only when the soil surface feels slightly dry to the touch. Remove dead flowers by pinching them off near their base, and fertilize according to directions on your fertilizer package. In spring after danger of frost, you can plant these perennials outdoors in semi shade in well drained soil. With some winter protection, they will be up again in spring with the crocuses, once again delighting you with riots of color to chase away the winter blahs.
By Sandy Weinkam
Gardening Expert at A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
Primrose prefer cooler temperatures (55-60F), but will do quite well in your house if you can stay around 67-68 degrees. An east or west facing window sill where they will receive lots of bright indirect light and perhaps cooler temperatures would be best. These plants want to be moist but not wet all the time, so water only when the soil surface feels slightly dry to the touch. Remove dead flowers by pinching them off near their base, and fertilize according to directions on your fertilizer package. In spring after danger of frost, you can plant these perennials outdoors in semi shade in well drained soil. With some winter protection, they will be up again in spring with the crocuses, once again delighting you with riots of color to chase away the winter blahs.
By Sandy Weinkam
Gardening Expert at A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
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