Allioni's primrose
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P. allionii is a small evergreen perennial forming rosettes of oblanceolate greyish-green leaves, with up to five white to pink flowers, usually white-eyed, 3cm across, borne in umbels on short erect scapes from late winter
Scientific classification
- Species
- Allioni's primrose (Primula allionii)
- Genus
- Primula
- Family
- Primulaceae
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- Toxicity
- Alpine Rockery · Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- Up to 10 cm
- Height
- 0-0.1 metre
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Allioni's primrose
Distribution map
European Alps
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Allioni's primrose
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Allioni's primrose care guide
- Keep soil evenly moist and cool, never fully dry
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist and cool, never fully dry
Fertilizing
FertilizingWeak balanced feed during spring growing season
Pruning
PruningDeadhead after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in pots in an open frame as soon as ripe or in late winter to early spring. Propagate by detaching offsets in autumn or early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in pots in an alpine house or frame. Use an alpine compost based on loam with added lime. Avoid wetting the foliage
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be subject to a virus, primula brown core and grey moulds
Pests
May be attacked by aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, slugs, leafhoppers and vineweevils
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