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- Primroses - to be perennial is not uncommon
- Most primrose species are perennial
- Primroses tolerate frost
- Protect from -5 ° C
- The bigger problem: heat and drought
- With the right care, primroses survive many years
- Tips & Tricks
Most primate species are perennial and tolerate frost: so you can confidently plant them
Primroses - to be perennial is not uncommon
If you stroll through the supermarket in the spring, you will not be able to avoid pots of primroses. In all possible colors they are offered. But is it worth buying or is the life of a primrose short-lived?
Most primrose species are perennial
Primroses range from the icy Arctic to the humid tropics. Most species among them are perennial perennials to sub shrubs. The few primroses are only one year old. The specimens that you can buy in this country are usually created for a multi-year life.
Primroses tolerate frost
Primroses can be planted outside without worries. The majority of them are hardy and tolerate frost. But who hopes for a rich flowering flora between January and April, should protect the flower buds of the primroses from a certain minus temperature ...
Protect from -5 ° C
As a precaution, primroses in the bed can be covered with a mulch cover made of leaves and brushwood. As soon as the temperatures fall below -5 ° C, there is a high risk that the flower buds will freeze without protection. Even primroses in the pot on the balcony should receive protection in the form of fleece and / or newsprint for a multi-year existence in winter.
The bigger problem: heat and drought
The primroses take heat and drought more seriously in the summer. It often happens that planted primroses dry up in the summer or burn through the strong sun. If you want to plant your primroses, place them in a partially shaded to shady and cool location.
With the right care, primroses survive many years
Primroses not only need love to grow for many years. Also remember:
Tips & Tricks
Inasmuch as you do not want semen to form, the seed formation is just an unnecessary, energy-depleting procedure for a primrose. Therefore, you should rather cut off the withered flowers of the primroses. Positive side effect: The flowering period lasts longer, because new flowers are formed.