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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 36 to 48 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Water Primrose
  • Marsh seedbox
  • Marsh Purslane
  • Water Purslane

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (below dam area)
Date: July 26, 2023
Water primrose #514; RAB p. 747, 137-1-23;  AG p. 188, 42-2-7, "N
Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Water primrose #514; RAB p. 747, 137-1-23;  AG p. 188, 42-2-7, "N
Uploaded by plantladylin
Uploaded by plantladylin
Uploaded by plantladylin
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