Tibetan cowslip
Also known as: giant cowslip
A vigorous, deciduous herbaceous perennial with long-stalked, broad ovate green leaves and clusters of fragrant, nodding, pale yellow flowers which appear from July to August. Thrives in slightly damper soil, besides streams and ponds
Scientific classification
- Species
- Tibetan cowslip (Primula florindae)
- Genus
- Primula
- Family
- Primulaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bogs · Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Tibetan cowslip
Distribution map
Southern Eastern Tibet
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Tibetan cowslip
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Tibetan cowslip care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing slight drying between waterings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing slight drying between waterings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced feed monthly during active growth season
Pruning
PruningCut back after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division in early spring or propagate by seed sown from autumn to spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in deep moist or moist but well-drained neutral to acid, humus-rich soil in full sun or partial shade
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, vine weevil, slugs, leaf and bud eelworms and glasshouse red spider mite
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