Primula 'GOLD NUGGET™ Red'

Primrose and cowslip are our native primula species which everyone knows as they are among the first ones to flower in early spring garden beds, as well as the first ones to appear on garden centre shelves in late winter. New and modern varieties are often hybrids, and to be honest, many of them are gorgeous and fascinating, just like the GOLD NUGGET™ series.

GOLD NUGGET™ Red is a vibrant red flowering, fragrant variety of primrose whose flowering period took us by surprise. The first flowers appeared atop only 10-15 cm tall stems in late March, and continued to push up in profusion. In late May the number of flowering stems got reduced but new flowers still kept coming up by early July. Then, following such an exhausting job, the plant decided to have a well deserved break, and holidayed until late August to be back in early September when we noticed a few flowers on each plant. They kept popping up till the first frost. Good job, little lady! The semi-evergreen or evergreen leaves are inversely lance-shaped, mid to dark green, thick and form a firm rosette near the ground level.

Primrose, cowslip, and their hybrids do best in fertile, humus-rich, evenly moist soil of neutral to acidic pH in partial shade or filtered sun. They can cope with full sun only in beds with regular irrigation. They are hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5), and suitable for outdoor pots.

Last update 17-10-2019