Primroses
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| Posted by: ElleSyd |
| I found some beautiful Primroses, at the Kroger of all places, and before I buy them I have some questions. Do they grow inside or out? If inside, can they be moved outside in the spring? Do they spread? What size pot do the need? Do they need a lot of sun? Can they live in the shade? How long do they bloom and once they stop, do they die or does the green hang around..........
I tried to Google them, but didn't get very good answers! I knew you guys would know what to do......
Thanks! |
| Posted by: erdine |
| primroses really like to be kept cool. I've bought them and had them inside, where they suffered. aren't they pretty? I love them. |
| Posted by: MaryG |
| Yes they can live in the shade or the sun. Deadhead after flowering and the green will stick around and you might even get a little second blooming.
They bloom for a few weeks and are very cheerful.
Yes, they will spread. In the fall you can separate the plants and get more plants that way. |
| Posted by: MrSeedy |
| The polyantha hybrids , which I believe are some of the ones offered this time of the year, are quite cold hardy for northern winters, but they hate hot dry summers, so they need a cool place and lots of water in hot weather, If you have the right conditions they will produce lots of offsets to from new plants and probably even self seed to form new plants. I had one seed grown one for years , but the excess sun and the fact the hostas had overgrown it too much finally finished it off after quite a few years. My grandfather had a big bed of them that flowered in late April and during the cooler part of the spring in Michigan and they were beautiful and long lived. He had very rich , moisture retentive soil however; much better than mine. |
| Posted by: Papa2mykids |
Most primrose are hardy to zone three. The typical store bought ones can indeed be put outside. They prefer shade to partial shade. Moist soil, love wooded conditions. One of the first plants to bloom in the spring, often flowers showing as the snow is melting.
They don't really spread per say, but will get bigger like African violets do.
They look great in mass.
Harden it off some before you decide to plant it outside. It wont do well as a house plant |
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