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Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Partial shade
Soil moisture
average, moisture-retentive
Heat tolerance
Up to about 32°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -25°C
Waterlogging tolerance
4/5
Drought tolerance
2/5
Mature size
0.1–0.2 m tall, 0.3 m spread
Seasonal interest
Early spring · Pale yellow
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 4/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Dies out in hot dry summer soil.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Primula vulgaris Huds.
- Family
- Primulaceae (Ericales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 5414335
Recorded native range: Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders, Flemish Region, Walloon Region
Recorded as introduced in: Czech Republic, Estonia
Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.
Primula vulgaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Eurasia. The common name of this plant is primrose, or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species referred to as primroses.
Description from Wikipedia — Primula vulgaris (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: native
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: climate-suitable
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.