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Primula juliana helenae. Little low clumps of dark green wavy leaves about 3 inches 
high and tiny stems each bearing one large bright red-purple flower in April and 
May. Two or three stems come from the base of each leaf, making this a very stun- 
ning plant. Same soil and exposure as above. 
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Primula denticuiata 
Primula juliana Kimlaugh Beauty. Tiny clusters of small leaves just like the one above, 
but the flowers are a lovely delicate shade of apricot-pink. It likes a rich acid 
humus soil in shade or semi-shade. (pH 5-6) 
Primula juliana Snow White. Attractive leafy rosettes and very large pure white flowers 
on 2 inch stems in April and May, The best dwarf white primrose there is. It likes 
a rich acid humus soil in shade or half shade. (pH 5-6)! 
Primula juliana Wanda. The most well known of the juliana hybrids. Little tufts or 
rosettes of dark green wavy leaves with bevies of rich deep purple flowers in April 
and May. Color, HCC 732, Dodge Purple. A real rock garden gem. It requires a 
rich, moist acid soil in shade or semi-shade. (pH 5-6) 
Primula polyantha. (Polyanthus) A well known, extremely colorful and easy garden 
primrose that is seen almost everywhere in spring. It has very large individual 
flowers in dense umbells on sturdy 8 inch stems held over crisp green leaves in 
May and June, This is the primrose usually called by such names as Munstead, 
Monarch, Veris and many others. They are grown from seed and come in <all 
shades: of yellow, pink, red, purple, blue and white. It is easy to grow in a rich 
garden soil that is not too limy in shade or half shade. (pH 5-7) This’ is perhaps 
the easiest and most dependable of the Primroses for general garden use. 
Primula sieboldii. A beautiful Japanese species that creeps by underground runners, 
forming large clumps of delicate, crispy wavy rich green leaves that wither away 
soon after flowering. In May and June it produces huge umbells of soft purple, pink 
or white flowers, with each individual flower as much as 2 inches across, Ie requires 
a light but rich acid loam in a semi-shaded location. (pH 5-6) A fine companion 
I... to the polyanthus primroses which bloom at the same time. 
Primula vulgaris, (P. aculis) An improved form of the old English cowslip. Neat clumps 
of light green leaves about 4 inches high with large flowers on very short stems in 
April and May. Seed grown plants give flowers of all colors and combinations of 
colors. The usual forms are yellow, white or shades of pink, It is easy to grow in 
a rich garden soil in shade or semi-shade. (pH 5-7) The soil should be well fortified 
with peat moss, leafmold or humus. 
