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Primula, Paigle Primrose, True Oxlip 'Red Back'

Primulaelatior

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Genus

Primula (PRIM-yew-luh)

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Species

elatior (ee-LAY-tee-or)

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Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing

Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Scarlet (dark red)

Gold (yellow-orange)

Bicolor

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

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Ancolie88

(Zone 6b) | January 2016 | positive

Its an amazing cultivar reintroduced by Markus Meditsch in 2011 an I am proud to be the third one who has it now growing successfully in ...Read Morethe home garden.

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