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  • PRIMULA denticulata
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    PRIMULA denticulata

    Commonly known as Drumstick primrose

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    Lilac-purple drum-stick primula
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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
    Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only
    Gift Wrapping available on this plant
    (UK Delivery Only)
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £12.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £11.00 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
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, red spider mite, vine weevil, slugs, viruses, grey mould(Botrytis)
    • Place of origin
      Afghanistan to south-eastern Tibet, Burma, China.
    • Deciduous
      Oblong or spoon-shaped mid-green leaves to 25cm (10in) long. Crowded, spherical umbels of tubular or bell-shaped flowers to 2cm (¾in) across.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Lilac purple
    • Tubular
      Tubular or bell-shaped flowers to 2cm (¾in) across
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      20-30cm (8-12in)
    • Spread
      25-45cm (10-18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Robust, rosette-forming perennial. Produces flowers in crowded, spherical umbels
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Requires deep, humus-rich soil.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      20-30cm (8-12in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        25-45cm (10-18in)
       
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    Varieties

    PRIMULA denticulata alba
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    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50

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