Scientific Name: Primula denticulata
Common Name: drumstick primrose
Family Name: Primulaceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China, South Asia / India
Hardiness Zone: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial, Semi-evergreen
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Arching
Form: Vase
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Obovate, Spatulate, Serrulate
Flowers: Spike, White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, May-Jun
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, May
Key ID Features:
Leaves with fine toothed margins, up to 20cm long, in a basal rosette; florets form a ball on ends of upright peduncle in Mar-Apr.