Fairy Primrose Seeds - Pink
Flower Specifications
Season: Perennial
USDA Zones: 8 - 10
Height: 8 - 10 inches
Bloom Season: Winter and spring
Bloom Color: Pink
Environment: Partial shade
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.0 to 7.5
Deer Resistant: Yes
House Plant: Yes
Latin Name: Primula Malacoides
Planting Directions
Temperature: 64 - 72F
Average Germ Time: 21 - 42 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Press into soil and cover lightly with peat moss
Sowing Rate: 4 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 8 inches
Fairy Primrose (Primula Malacoides Pink) - Sow Fairy Primrose seeds to produce these sweet little pink flowers for the earliest spring blooms. Dating back to the early 1900s, Primula Malacoides have been a long-time favorite container plant, especially because they can be grown indoors and flower during the late winter and early spring. Fairy Primula establish easily from flower seeds, and they put on a wonderful show in the early spring garden as well, making a perfect border plant and a nice addition to spring bulbs.
Sow Fairy Primrose seeds in starter trays using a "peaty" potting mix. These flower seeds need light for germination, so barely cover Fairy Primrose flower seeds with peat moss. For December and January blooms, sow Primula Malacoides flower seeds in June and July. Keep seeds moist until germination and after as well. Fairy Primroses do not like to dry out. In warm conditions, mist spray daily and stand the pot on moist pebbles. Begin to feed when the flower stalks begin to develop and continue to feed at intervals of 14 days until flowering has finished. Primula Malacoides care includes clipping the spent flowers to prolong bloom time.
Spring Bloomer
Fairy primroses are some of the earliest-blooming flowers on the market, and thus are very popular in the spring garden.
Potted Perennial
How To Grow
Sow Fairy Primrose seeds in starter trays using a "peaty" potting mix. These seeds need light for germination, so barely cover with peat moss. For December and January blooms, sow in June and July. Keep seeds moist until (and after) germination Fairy Primroses do not like to dry out. In warm conditions, mist spray daily and stand the pot on moist pebbles. Begin to feed when the flower stalks start to develop, and continue to feed every 2 weeks until flowering has finished. Primula Malacoides care includes clipping the spent flowers to prolong bloom time.
- Environment: partial shade
- Soil: well-drained w' pH 6.0-7.5
- Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant
Plant Specifications
Fairy primrose is a perennial flowering plant that grows in USDA zones 8 through 10. It is a low-growing early bloomer, and is a longtime-favorite as a container plant.
- Bloom color: pink
- Bloom season: winter and spring
- Plant height: 8-10 inches