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  • PRIMULA pulverulenta
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    PRIMULA pulverulenta

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    CANDELABRA TYPES

    Magenta pink
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £13.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £12.00 each
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    • Good to know
      Thrives in consistently moist soil at bog edges and near streams and water. Not suitable for standing in water. Introduced into UK by plant hunter Ernest (Chinese) Wilson in 1905.
    • Place of origin
      China (Sichuan)
    • Deciduous
      Oval or lance-shaped mid-green leaves to 30cm(12in) long
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Magenta pink
    • Tubular
      2.5cm (1in) across
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      To 1m (39in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Rosette-forming perennial. Produces several whorls of flowers on stout, white, mealy stems
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Requires deep, humus-rich soil.
    • Wet or boggy soil
    • Partial shade
      Will tolerate full sun if soil remains moist.
    • Mature Size
      to 1m (39in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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