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Primroses

anniedtanniedt Posts: 85
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I bought several primrose plants this year and now most of them have only a few or no flowers.  I will shortly need the space for summer bedding so what do I do with them now?  Can they be kept until next spring and, if so, do they need any special treatment?
Thank you.
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  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    You can leave them if you dont mind them being a but scrappy. 

     If youre going to move them, id put them in shade so they dont cook in summer.
  • anniedtanniedt Posts: 85
    Thank you Joe.  I will put them in a pot in a shady place.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2020
    I would divide them, pot them up and keep them in a shady place for the summer then pot them on in the autumn ... by next spring you’ll have double or treble the number of primrose plants. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I cut all the green off of mine when they get untidy,  they allow more space for planting around them and grow nice fresh green leaves. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They grow like mad here - all year round really. I'm always dividing and replanting them.  :)
    You can certainly keep them in pots in a shady spot. Try not to let them get dried out, although they bounce back very easily. Just tidy them up and they'll come away again.

    One of the greatest plants in the history of all plants for value for money  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They don’t they don’t like being dry, my best ones are in the pond margins.

    I have a garden full of denticulata with the blue heads, every year I fill a compost bin with them, they are thugs. 
    I’m about to do the annual cull now. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes- it was one of the few things here when I moved in. I'm always pulling them out @Lyn :)
    Mine are still flowering. They're useful in awkward places, but the foliage gets massive, so it can cause a problem if you have other things growing nearby. I regularly chop all the foliage off.
    I have a lovely white one I bought last year, so I'm hoping it does well, but it'll likely be terribly well behaved!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • anniedtanniedt Posts: 85
    Thank you very much for your helpful comments Fairygirl, Lyn and Dovefromabove.  If I can give you a tip, another good value plant is a primula called Cabrillo.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The white denticulata is very well behaved, unfortunately 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • anniedtanniedt Posts: 85
    I will look out for it. Thank you.
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