Primula
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Primula 'Candelabra Woodside Hybrids'
Candelabra primrose$2.73Candelabra primulas are worth growing for their sheer size and the attractive flowers that clothe the stems in whorls. Suitable for herbaceous borders or as marginal plants beside ponds, they will thrive if given a place where the roots will not dry out during the spring or summer.
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Primula alpicola
Moonlight primrose$3.57
First collected in 1926 by Frank Kingdon-Ward, Primula alpicola grows to 25 to 50cm (10 to 20in) tall with many bell-shaped flowers. The flowers can be in several colours, white, cream and shades of violet to purple, some almost verge on the red. -
Primula capitata 'Noverna Deep Blue'
Primrose, Asiatic Primrose$4.13‘Noverna Deep Blue’ is a fascinating primula with the most intense, deep blue-violet flowers. The flared bell-shaped blooms emerge in summer in tight clusters, held aloft on powdery silver-white stems. This outstanding primula needs no pre-chilling and if sown early, will flower in its first year.
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Primula chionantha, sub-species chionantha
White Form$3.85Primula chionantha is an elegant plant that has been described as the best white garden Primula. Each plant may have several flower stems that each produce whorls of flowers, held in loose clusters of pendulous pure white blooms. -
Primula denticulata 'Blue'
Drumstick primula$2.17Primula denticulata is one of the very early flowering primulas and one of the easiest to grow. It thrives in a moist organic soil in partial shade and is one of the most uniformly growing types. It is suitable for massed planting in damp borders or boggy soil. Deep purple-blue.
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Primula denticulata 'Ruby'
Drumstick primula$2.17Primula denticulata, the drumstick primula is unique in appearance, and benefits from being grown in a large, showy group. It can be planted to grow under tall, deciduous shrubs, or at the front of borders, but will also look good when planted in a bog garden or close to water. Ruby.
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Primula denticulata var alba, 'White'
Drumstick primula$2.17Originating from meadows and the light woodland of the Himalayas this easy-growing species is among the most handsome and striking of the primula family. Primula denticulata is a very early flowering primula and thrives in a moist organic soil in partial shade. White.
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Primula denticulata, 'Ronsdorf Hybrids'
Drumstick primrose, Himalayan Primrose$2.17Primula denticulata is among the most handsome and striking of the primula family, it is the “drumstick primula”: the name derives from its dense, spherical flower-head. It is an easy-growing, rumbustious species, suitable for any garden where the soil does not dry out in summer. Mixed Colours.
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Primula japonica 'Deluxe Mix'
Candelabra Primrose$2.45The sight of the Primula japonica in full flower is guaranteed to gladden the heart in late spring, the stems being covered in magenta-red flowers from April onwards: a plant of great beauty and colour. -
Primula japonica 'Millers Crimson'
Japanese Hardy Primrose$2.73Primula japonica 'Millers Crimson' produces whorls of scarlet-red blooms and makes a wonderful display in shady, damp spots and woodlands. It will grow in full light but given some dappled shade will grow in most situations where the soil remains moist at all times. For the best impact, plant them in large drifts.
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Primula japonica 'Postford White'
Candelabra Primrose$3.15 'Postford White' is a lovely Candelabra Primula. This hardy, long-lived plant will become enormous in rich moist soil, producing golden-eyed ivory white flowers on thick, strong stems. It is almost certainly the most impressive of all of the tall white primulas. -
$2.73The polyanthus primula “Gold Lace” has unusual golden-eyed flowers with rich mahogany-crimson petals with gold laced edges. It has ovate mid-green leaves, occasionally with a reddish tint and a pronounced scent.
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Primula veris
Cowslip Primrose
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland$2.73One of the most striking native primula species, this is best grown in groups, especially if naturalised in grass. The fresh green rosettes of crinkly oval leaves are covered in velvety hairs, rolled inwards as the flower buds form in spring. -
Primula vialii 'Orchid Primrose'
Poker Primrose, Vials Primrose$2.73P. vialii is a rosette-forming herbaceous perennial, with hairy, oblong-lanceolate leaves and erect stems with a terminal conical spike of light violet flowers 1cm in width, opening from red buds. A really striking plant, especially when seen grown in groups
