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 Primula capitata

I LOVE this primrose.  Wonderful green rosettes with  powdery white spikes topped with pincushion flowers in summer.  Hails from the forests of Tibet and China where it was once used to cure headaches and flavor soups.  Beautiful AND useful!

 

 

Height

8-12”

Width

10”

Culture

part sun to sun in fertile, well drained but moist soil

Flower

violet to purple

 

 

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