Primula sieboldii

Siebold Primrose is one of the prettiest spring woodlanders. Umbels of pink and white flowers are held above a pale rosette of wrinkly, lightly fuzzed leaves. Quickly spreads by seed to form informal drifts, but never becomes invasive. Easy to grow and tolerant of more neglect and drier soils than most of its relatives as it does go summer dormant. Deer resistant.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 4 to 7

Family: Primulaceae

Type: Perennial

Height: 12 to 18 in.

Spread: 12 to 18 in.

Exposure: full sun to part-shade to light shade

Soil Conditions: moist, humus rich, fertile, cool

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Color: white, pink or purple

Native Range: Japan, Korea, Russia and China

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (blooms) Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (foliage) James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons