Primula Species, Siberian Primrose

I love this primrose. It is so delicate and beautiful. It blooms early in spring, which is wonderful when it looks so barren up north h...Read Moreere. We are in zone 5b on Lake Erie at the top of Ohio and it does great in my yard. We have heavy snow and freezing temps and it comes back. I bought it at Bluestone Perennials and they are fantastic. You can order them online there. It's in full sun and clay soil here, also.

This is the type species for the Cortusoides section of the genus Primula. This section is characterized by have long-petioled leaves th...Read Moreat are fuzzy, somewhat triangular to round-shaped and with crinkly, serrated margins. The foliage is generally quite attractive even when the plant is not in bloom. The flowers of this section are produced on upright fuzzy stems and produce a few white to pink more-or-less flat flowers. Many of this group are woodlanders or alpine in nature and require cool, moist soil to thrive. P. cortusoides itself hails from N. Japan, N. Mongolia and S. Russia, where it grows in open woods, rocky slopes and shrubby screes at 350-260m elevation.

A beautiful plant, and a lovely setting.

What is the plant behind the Primula?

Thank you, Taramark

This is a charming little primula with crinkly foliage which looks fine in a rockery or low-growing border.
Its natural habitat is...Read More east-central Russia, so it should be as hardy as indicated...