Double Primrose Primula Belarina Sweet Apricot - Primula vulgaris

This Primrose Belarina Sweet Apricot is one of the latest additions to this excellent series of biennial primroses with double flowers, Belarina. Its lightly scented flowers, just like tiny camellia flowers, evolve through different shades of orange as they age, even taking on a slight pink blush before finally fading. They start flowering as early as January and continue until April. The flowers are long-lasting and bloom in clusters on a small, round, and neat clump. This delightful primrose can be planted in pots, containers, flower beds, and borders, in fertile, moist soil, even in shade.

The Primula Belarina Sweet Apricot is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the primrose family, comes from from the perennial and wild Primula vulgaris. It is part of a series of recent hybrids that stand out for their compact, uniform growth, their flowering period from December-January to March-April, their double flowers, and their stunning unusual colours. These plants flower prolifically and form pretty clumps of dense foliage, reaching heights of 15 to 20 cm (7.9 in) and widths of 25 to 30 cm (11.8 in) in just a few months. They develop rosettes of beautiful bright green, ruffled and veined evergreen leaves. They produce flowers 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter, lasting for 4 to 5 weeks, which are double, darker in the centre, with each petal transitioning from orange-red to apricot orange, then to yellow before fading to a rosy-cream. They are gathered in perfect clusters, borne on short hairy stalks that barely emerge from the luxuriant foliage.

Belarina primroses are often planted as biennials. They deserve a place in every garden and on every balcony. Their colourful, fragrant, abundance of flowers herald the return of spring. Whether in flower bed borders or in containers on a balcony, these small plants are ideal companions for tulips, pansies, horned violets and forget-me-nots. Beneath deciduous trees, in rockeries and lawns, they are beautiful among snowdrops and violets. The leaves and flowers are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

Properties:

They are the same as those of the cowslip or oxlip: the flowers are soothing and calming and can be used in expectorant preparations. The leaves help prevent bruising, and the entire plant (especially the root) has analgesic, anti-spasmodic, diuretic and expectorant properties.

Note: Please be aware that our plug plants are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible, in pots, containers, or directly in flower beds.