Primrose plant

While Evening Primrose flowers (pink ladies, sundrops, snowdrops) are showy and gorgeous, they can often be invasive when planted too closely together. Learn when, how, and where to plant them so they do not sprout in unwanted places.

Primroses are wonderful additions to the spring garden. They are firm favorites of gardeners living in cool or temperate climates, and, with their brightly colored flowers, it’s easy to see why!

In this guide, Kersie Shekhdar shares eighteen of his favourite and most commonly known Primrose flowers for the garden.

Overview: The primrose, also known as Primula, is a charming flower with button-like blooms and with flowers that come in soft pastels to the most vibrant colors. These blossoms typically come in shades of yellow, white, pink, apricot, and purple, often with a contrasting eye at the center. Native

The primrose is perhaps one of our most loved and familiar native flowers, heralding spring with pretty clusters of pale lemon flowers nestling amongst rosettes of green foliage. Great for naturalising, perfect for shady areas, fast growing. Flowers March-early May. Height 10-20cm (4-8").

In this guide, I’ll run through the fundamentals of growing and caring for evening primroses, including planting tips, soil considerations, ideal locations, keeping the plants in check, and essential end-of-season care.

Primroses are wonderful additions to the spring garden. They are firm favorites of gardeners living in cool or temperate climates, and, with their brightly colored flowers, it’s easy to see why!

These 30 best shade-loving plants thrive in low sunlight and add beauty to your garden's darkest spots with colorful annuals, perennials, shrubs, and grasses.

Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) Opening its pretty yellow blooms rapidly at twilight, often a spectacular visual, gives the delicately fragrant flower the name Evening primrose, or perhaps it …