Primula moupinensis

Also Known As

Primula moupinense
Primrose

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 5"-6"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

6b-9b

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Primula moupinensis plant details

Primula moupinensis is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green and purple foliage. In spring lavender and pink flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Primula moupinensis

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: primulaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green and purple
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 5 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and pink blooms in spring
Uses: woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Primula moupinensis

USDA Zones: 6b - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A creeping semi-evergreen primrose that forms a solid mat of foliage under rhodies and other shrubs. Sends out numerous runners and quickly forms a nice-looking, low maintenance groundcover. Small pale pink flowers in early spring. Requires shade and summer irrigation in dry summer climates (similar culture to rhododendrons). My collection from 9,500 ft. in the Sino-Himalaya.

By: Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

Very unusual Primrose collected by Steve Hootman in Sichuan China. This has short-stemmed light pink flowers and spreads by strawberry-like runners to make a nice carpet. Imagine - a Primrose groundcover!

By: Far Reaches Farm

This new primrose forms an attractive evergreen groundcover. This species is vigorous but not invasive, in a moist soil protected from the hot afternoon sun. The plants put out strawberry-like runners with small plants on the ends and rich lavender-pink flowers in clusters on short stems. Primula moupinense is a new introduction by Steve Hootman, Curator at the Rhododendron Species Foundation, in Federal Way, WA. Collected in the wild in China. Should be hardy to Zone 7-10?