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Primulaceae
Cowslip
Primula veris
Also known as Common cowslip, Key flower, English cowslip
Native Plants · Cowslip · Primula · Yellow-Flowers · Spring-Bloomer · Woodland · Fragrant · Wildflower · Shade-Garden
Cowslip prefers consistently moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade to dappled sunlight. Water regularly during the growing season and mulch around plants to retain moisture. This classic spring wildflower produces clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and is perfect for woodland gardens and naturalized areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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