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Primula vialii

Also Known As

Primula littoniana

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

5a-8b

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Primula vialii plant details

Primula vialii is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer purple and red flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Primula vialii

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: primulaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: purple and red blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Primula vialii

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Primula vialii has unique spikes of scarlet red buds that open to lavender flowers. Plants clump quickly and can send up multiple flower spikes. Short-lived for most gardeners though at Dart's Hill Garden a clump has persisted for many years in full sun i

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The pyramidal, Kniphofia-like flowers of this highly unusual Primula are bicolored, with purple at the base and reddish fuchsia at the apex. Perched atop 15 in. stalks and oblong, blunt-tipped green basal foliage, they provide fragrant, fanciful accents either in large drifts or surrounded by Aruncus and Viola 'Rebecca'.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Red / mauve flower spikes. Summer bloomer.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Blooms late spring-summer. Spikes red unopend flowers, purple open flowers. Lance shaped leaves in rosette. Looks spectacular in masses. Zone 5-8. 18", China, part shade-sun, moist, humus rich.

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

One of the Improbable Primula with cone shaped Flowers of Disbelief! Foxtail Spires of Red Bracts open to Orchid Pink Flowers! Ok, I'll quit - but it does seem like a plant for the Oregon Vortex. Moist conditions are best and this really puts on a show. Divide every 3-4 years.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Beautiful and unusual, 3-6,” conical flower spikes are red in bud with the violet-blue flowers opening from the bottom of the spike working their way up, creating an attractive contrast. May go deciduous, it blooms generally in late Spring. The fresh, green, lance-shaped leaves have round edges and form rosettes. Primula vialii loves part shade and rich, moist, humusy soil that does not dry out. If you do a good job, it should live 3-4 years.