Primulas at Harlow Carr

This photo  in summer 2008 at Harlow Carr in Yorkshire of their renown Primula Hybrids.

Simple Primula Tips

• These primulas are easy to grow from seed that can be bought from RHS shops. Many primulas do not come true to seed.
• From Harlow Carr hybrids you get a range of pastel colours which themselves self seed.
• They like damp roots and these particular primulas were growing on the banks of a stream
• Candelabra primulas get there name from the whorls  of flowers blossoming in a tiered effect part way up the stem as well as at the top.
• There are over 350 species of Primula and they would  make an excellent subject for building a collection.
• Primulas can be divided if you want a  plant true to type

The best book currently available is Primula by John Richards