Primrose 'Queen Lilac Picotee' – Hardy Winter and Spring Bedding (Set of 3 or 6)

Primrose 'Queen Lilac Picotee' carries soft lilac flowers, each petal edged with a deeper lilac purple rim, in spring and again in autumn.

It forms a tidy rosette of mid green rosette leaves, roughly 15 to 20cm tall and 20 to 30cm across, and flowers steadily over many weeks. Primroses are happy in beds and borders, in patio pots, window boxes and winter baskets, in full sun or light shade, as long as the soil stays moist. They are true perennials and will come back year after year if left in the ground, even though they are usually bought and treated as one season of spring colour.

Supplied as a well established 1L rootball, well rooted and often in bud or in flower on arrival, so it can be planted straight away. The early flowers are a valuable source of nectar for bees and butterflies when little else is in bloom. Primulas can cause stomach upset and skin irritation.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Primrose
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 15 to 20cm tall and 20 to 30cm across
• Growth Habit: Low growing, clump forming rosette
• Perfect For: Beds, borders, patio pots, window boxes, winter baskets and underplanting shrubs
• Foliage: Mid green rosette
• Flowering Time: Spring, February to May, and again in autumn, September to November
• Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade, and good in containers
• Soil Type: Moist, well drained soil that does not dry out
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Maintenance: Low. Remove faded flowers and keep the soil moist
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and spring
• Type: Hardy perennial, usually grown as winter and spring bedding