Have you forgotten your password?
Jelitto · Seeds of more than 3700 different species and varieties
PRIMULA rosea 'Gigas'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Origin: | West Himalayas, Kashmir and Afghanistan |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Larger flowering seed strain, ideally suited for cool, moist spots such as the edge of woods, or cooler, north facing sites. Early spring flowering. Upright flowering stems. Full sun in cool summer climates to semi-shade elsewhere. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon) |
| Flower Colour: | crimson-rose |
| Natural Flowering Period: | March - April |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
|
| Foliage: | spoon-shaped |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming / clumping / flat |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / along streamsides / cool |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | flowering pot plant / water or marshplant |
| Portion weight: | 0.04 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.09524 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
10500 |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats |
| Sowing Direction: |
(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.
|
| 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 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
