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PRIMULA sieboldii
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Origin: | Japan, Korea, Russia and China |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | A lovely, hard-to-find, award-winning species for the woodland's edge. Early dormant foliage. |
| Historical: | Species named for German born physician, Phillip Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) who, while teaching medicine in Japan, collected over 1,000 botanic accessions. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream / pink / salmon / red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | white, pink or purple |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z7
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| Foliage: | fuzzy, roundish to oblong, lobed, pale green |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 25 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / humus rich, fertile / cool |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.0606 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.24096 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
4150 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (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: | 4 - 6 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) |
