Primrose: how to care at home

  • Dec 13, 2020
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Good afternoon, my reader. Each type of houseplant has its own advantages. Primrose has three important qualities: bright flowers of different shades, easy care and long flowering. This versatile culture will easily take root both in the garden and on the windowsill. We will show you how to care for your home primrose.

Primrose. Illustration for the article is used from the site zemeljka.ru
Primrose. Illustration for the article is used from the site zemeljka.ru

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Primula, or Primrose, is a large genus of flowering herbs, which numbers about 500 species. Wild primrose is found in the temperate zone of North America, Europe and Asia. They call it primrose, because it blooms immediately when the snow melts. Indoor species are distinguished by a bright shade of leaves and a varied color of flowers.

Characteristic:

  • The bush is a perennial or annual, up to 30 cm high.
  • Leaves - collected in a root rosette. Solid, with a wrinkled surface and wavy edges.
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  • Flowers - regular shape, single or collected in an umbrella. Located in the center of the outlet.

Outwardly, the primrose bush looks like a compact, lush bouquet

Popular types for indoor floriculture:

  • Stemless (ordinary).
  • Soft-leaved.
  • Reverse conical.
  • Primrose cue.
  • Chinese.

Crop care rules

The place is bright and cool. Best kept on a windowsill in the north and west of the house. Temperature regime + 16... 20 ° С, and during flowering + 12... 14 ° С.

Soil - peat, leaves, sand and turf in equal parts.

Watering - as the top layer of the soil dries up. Watered at the root, not the flower. No spraying is needed.

Top dressing - three times per season, complex fertilizer with a low nitrogen content. The first is applied after flowering.

Primrose. Illustration for the article is used from planetavrn.ru

Transplant - every year, immediately after flowering. They are transplanted by transferring into wide and low pots, 2 cm larger than the previous ones. Drainage is poured, an earthen lump with a flower is installed, the voids are covered with soil.

Reproduction

There are three methods that are used according to the situation.

Dividing the bush

The easiest option for perennials 3-4 years old. The bush can be divided 1-2 weeks after flowering, during a planned transplant.

Procedure:

  • The plant is removed from the pot and the soil is shaken off.
  • Cut along the roots into two or three parts, so that a bud of growth remains on each.
  • Places of cuts are sprinkled with coal powder.
  • Delenki are immediately seated in separate pots.

Seed propagation

In this way, annuals are propagated. Sowing is best in early summer.

Procedure:

  • The cassettes or tray are filled with soil. Watering.
  • Seeds are spread over the surface and lightly sprinkled with earth.
  • The dishes are covered with foil and kept at standard temperature until germination.
  • When sprouts appear, the shelter is removed.
  • As it grows, the primrose is thinned out and transplanted into separate pots.

Cuttings

Breeding option for young perennials.

Procedure:

  • A leaf with a petiole and a bud of growth is cut off at the very base of the root collar.
  • The container is filled with sand and peat. Watered and buried the petioles 1 cm into the substrate at an angle.
  • The container is covered and kept in the standard mode.
  • After 3 months, when the cuttings take root and new leaves appear, they are transplanted into separate pots.
Blooming primrose looks like a beautiful bouquet framed by decorative leaves. Indoor varieties smell good, create a spring mood and are easy to culture.

Do you know how to care for primrose at home?

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