.png) Primula 'Belarina Cobalt Blue'
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- common names: “double primrose”
- flowering season: spring with a second flowering season in fall as the weather cools off; in places that have cool summers, this can bloom all summer long
- height: 4 to 6 inches
- Light requirements: partial shade
- Soil requirements: average to rich soil that drains well; adding humus in the form of aged compost or peat moss to the soil really helps
- Water requirements: more water than average; if the ground dries out too much a plant will go dormant early
- Growth habit: a thickening clump
- How to propagate: older clumps can be divided into several pieces that re-establish themselves quickly; the best time to divide a plant is in fall, although it can also be done in spring
- Leaf type: crisp, green lettuce-like leaves that both deer and slugs consider to be a delicacy
- Ways to use it: at the front of a garden bed for early spring color; reblooming again in autumn
- Special characteristics: although this type of primrose grows so quickly that the common forms of it you find at garden centers are often sold as an annual, this double is long lived and perennial if treated right
- Other points of interests: primroses have been a favorite of gardeners for many generations
Double flowered primroses have been scarce and have been prized by gardeners for generations. The round pom poms of 'Belarina Cobalt Blue' are a very rich, dark blue, truly tinted in cobalt. We offer another blue, double primrose named 'Blue Sapphire' that is closer to a medium blue and not as darkly shaded. This cobalt color is difficult to accurately catch on film -- depending on your computer's monitor the color may be less true to life than this flower is “in the flesh.” Is there any other flower with as dark, and rich a blue as this? Hardy in USDA Zones 6 - 9, Zone 5 with protection. |
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