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PRIMULA beesiana
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Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Origin: | Southwestern China: along streams, moist meadows. |
| Special Features: | Red-purple candelabras. |
| Historical: | First introduced by Scotsman, George Forrest, in 1911. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | red-purple |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | oblong |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming / clumping / vigorous |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | avoid lime / moist / along streamsides |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.1136 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.2381 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
4200 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Varying temperatures beneficial, day 24°C, night 15°C. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
