Candelabra Primrose

Grown for their excellent display of vibrant flowers, primroses are perfect for brightening the shady garden from spring to summer. Primula beesiana is a deciduous candelabra primrose hailing from the mountainous meadows of China. Its yellow-eyed, rose-purple flower clusters rise up from tall stems in tiered layers above a ground level rosette of crinkly leaves. Candelabra primrose prefers part shade in moist rich soil along the bank of a stream, bog garden or pond edge. Tolerant of clay, they dislike dry conditions.
Attractive to bees and butterflies and deer resistant. Holds the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Semi-sheltered to sheltered
Soil: Well drained moist, humus-rich, clay, loam, moist to wet
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Season of Interest: Rose-purple flowers from late Spring to early Autumn
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height: 1.5ft 50cm) Spread: 1.5ft 50cm)