Primula japonica
Japanese Primrose, Candelabra Primrose
Type Perennial
Hardy range 3A to 8B
Height 12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Spread 12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Growth rate Average
Form Rounded
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun
Persistence Deciduous
Hardy range 3A to 8B
Height 12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Spread 12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Growth rate Average
Form Rounded
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun
Persistence Deciduous
Bloom Color Pink, purple, red and white
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant and suitable for cut flowers.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant and suitable for cut flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates occasional wetness.
This plant will grow in moist to wet soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
This plant tolerates occasional wetness.
This plant will grow in moist to wet soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
Leaf Color Green
Landscape Uses
- Container plantings
- Rock garden
- Woodland garden
- Border
- Specimen
- Groundcover
- Container plantings
- Rock garden
- Woodland garden
- Border
- Specimen
- Groundcover
Attributes and Features
- Naturalizing
- Grows submerged
- Naturalizing
- Grows submerged
Culture Notes
Reseeds easily. Seeds can be collected in the summer and sown under glass in the early spring. Division of the clump can be done once dormant. Does well if planted alongside stream banks or pond margins. This plant will even grow in water. Likes boggy ground locations. Japanese Primroses are among the easiest to grow, featuring wrinkled foliage and brilliantly colored flowers.
Most Primula species resent hot, humid weather and boggy conditions. Contact with the hairs on its foliage may irritate the skin. Do not mist foliage, as its hairs can trap water and result in unnecessary rotting and/or gray mold (botrytis).
Reseeds easily. Seeds can be collected in the summer and sown under glass in the early spring. Division of the clump can be done once dormant. Does well if planted alongside stream banks or pond margins. This plant will even grow in water. Likes boggy ground locations. Japanese Primroses are among the easiest to grow, featuring wrinkled foliage and brilliantly colored flowers.
Most Primula species resent hot, humid weather and boggy conditions. Contact with the hairs on its foliage may irritate the skin. Do not mist foliage, as its hairs can trap water and result in unnecessary rotting and/or gray mold (botrytis).
