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Primula x
polyantha |
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Polyanthus Primrose |
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 3-8 |
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Hybrid Origin |
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Erect flower stems with basal leaves |
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6-12 inches |
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Flowers are available in a wide range of colors
flowers may be solitary or in many flowered
umbels on flower scapes longer than the leaves. |
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Spring |
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Basal leaves, obovate, tapering to a winged
petiole. Wrinkled leaves. |
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'Barnhaven Hybrids' - Bright-colored flowers on compact
plants, heat tolerant and free flowering.
- 'Crescent' - large flowers, 12 inches tall.
- 'Pacific Giants' - Free-flowering cultivar with large
flowers, over 2 inches wide and an extensive range of colors.
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Primula is derived from the
Latin primus, meaning first and is apparently so named
because of the early flowering. |
