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Japanese Primrose

Primula sieboldii

Also called East Asian Primrose, Siebold's Primrose

Japanese Primrose
Photo: Daderot, Public domain

Japanese primrose is a perennial woodland plant from East Asia, grown for its showy spring flowers in shades of pink, purple and white. It thrives in cool, moist, partly shaded conditions, similar to a woodland floor.

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, never waterlogged or bone dry.
Soil
Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil or peat-based mix.
Temperature
10–20 °C; hardy to about -20 °C, protect from prolonged heat above 25 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Siberia to Japan (SW. Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
Climate
temperate

About

Primula sieboldii, the Japanese primrose, is a species of primrose that is endemic to East Asia. The species goes by common names such as Siebold's primrose, cherry blossom primrose, Japanese woodland primrose Snowflake, Geisha girl, Madam butterfly and the Japanese primrose which also applies to the related species Primula japonica.

It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Where it grows

Primula sieboldii is an ornamental plant which grows in wet areas and forests in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia.

Other Primula plants

Moonlight Primrose · Auricula · Bulley's Primrose · Buttonhead Primrose · Primula chionantha · Primula cockburniana · Drumstick Primrose · Oxlip · Tibetan Cowslip · Primula frondosa · Japanese primrose · Primula kisoana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula sieboldii 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.

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