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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15-30 cm
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: seed doesn't store well, sow as fresh as possible
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Primula
  • Primrose
  • Alpine Bells
  • Healing Bells
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Primula matthioli subsp. matthioli
  • Synonym: Cortusa matthioli

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 4000-01-15
Primula matthioli subsp. matthioli
Location: Akureyri Botanical Gardens
credit: Hedwig Storch
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-06-08
White form that showed up from self-sowing.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-06-09
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-06-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05

Date: 2012-03-29
Young plant.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-09
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-05
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-05
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CarolineScott On March 18, 2018 Seeds sown
Winter sown after allowing to imbibe at room temperature.
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