Bees Primula

a candelabra primula for the bog garden with whorls of lilac-magenta flowers on tall stems.

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Primula beesiana
aka Candelabra primula, Bog primula
  • hardy herbaceous perennial
  • rosettes of lance-shaped leaves
  • tiers of purple-red flowers on tall stems
  • late spring to early summer.

H 60cm
S 40cm

part to full shade

moisture retentive

Notes: Purchased April 2022 for the Marsh garden from Wetland Plants

Info: Discovered in 1906 in the Li-chiang range of mountains in Yunnan province of China, by the plant hunter George Forrest, along with Primula bulleyana