Primula allionii (Au)
Allioni's primrose
A small evergreen perennial forming rosettes of oblanceolate greyish-green leaves, with up to five white to pink flowers, usually white-eyed, 3cm across, borne in umbels on short erect scapes from late winter
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Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0–0.1 metreGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
AlkalineColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Grey Silver | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green Grey Silver | |||
| Autumn | Green Grey Silver | |||
| Winter | Pink White | Green Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials, forming a basal rosette of simple leaves, with salver-shaped or bell-shaped flowers which may be solitary or carried in an umbel or in whorls on an erect stem
- Name status
Correct
- Horticultural Group
- Auricula section primulas are evergreen perennials with leathery, often farinose foliage and simple umbels of salver-shaped flowers which are usually pink, purple or yellow
- Plant range
- European Alps
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in pots in an alpine house or frame. Use an alpine compost based on loam with added lime. Avoid wetting the foliage
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in pots in an open frame as soon as ripe or in late winter to early spring. Propagate by detaching offsets in autumn or early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
Pruning
Deadhead after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, slugs, leafhoppers and vineweevils
Diseases
May be subject to a virus, primula brown core and grey moulds
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