Primula Species, Marsh Primrose, Moonlight Primrose, Tibetan Primrose

This is a very pretty Primula. In my experience, the three forms are smaller than P. florindae, with smaller flower heads and seem to do ...Read Morebetter than it in dryer soil. The mauve form is more vigorous than the the paler forms. All are excellent garden plants.

This plant is similar to P. florindae but a bit smaller overall. The flowers vary in colour from white (var. alba), yellow (var. luna) o...Read Morer violet-purple (var. violacea). All have a powdery-white eye. Plants are relatively large and leafy with stems that arise to 3 feet. Moist to wet soil is best. This species is native to Bhutan, SE Tibet and NE India where it grows in shady bogs and moist meadows at 3700-4600 m elevation.