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Primula obconica
Also called Poison Primrose
German Primrose is a short-lived evergreen perennial grown mostly as an annual houseplant or in cool greenhouses, prized for its lavender flowers in late winter and early spring. Keep it cool and bright, and avoid overwatering.
Primula obconica commonly referred to as the German Primrose is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to China. It is a short-lived evergreen perennial growing to 40 cm (16 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) broad, with rosettes of coarse, heart-shaped leaves, and thick stalks bearing umbels of lavender flowers in late winter and early spring.
The specific epithet obconica means "inverted cone", referring to the convex flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula obconica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
