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Primula glutinosa

Primula glutinosa
Photo: Tigerente at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
C. & E. Alps to Bosnia and Hercegovina
Climate
temperate

About

Primula glutinosa, also known as the sticky primrose, is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae.

How to grow it

Primula glutinosa can be a difficult species to grow due to the fact it seldom flowers in cultivation. The species requires cool, damp conditions in acidic soils. The species cannot tolerate waterlogged soil or lime. Propagation through division is possible, however the species is prone to pests such as aphids.

Where it grows

Primula glutinosa can be found growing in the Central and Eastern Alps mountain range. It is native to the countries of Austria, Bosnia, Italy, Switzerland and Slovenia.

Other Primula plants

Primrose · Bluedome primrose · Primula algida · Primula allionii · Moonlight Primrose · Primula amethystina · Alpine primrose · Primula aureata · Auricula · Northern primrose · Primula bracteosa · Bulley's Primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula glutinosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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