Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' (Japanese primrose 'Miller's Crimson')
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson'
Other names: Japanese primrose 'Miller's Crimson'
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Genus: Primula
Variety or cultivar: 'Miller's Crimson' _ 'Miller's Crimson' is a perennial with broad leaves and stout stems bearing crimson flowers in early summer.
Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' is: Deciduous
Flower: Dark-red in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant.
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Specific pests: Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leaf and bud eelworms , Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs , Vine weevil
Specific diseases: Primula leaf spot
General care
Pruning: Cut back after flowering. . REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...
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Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' (Japanese primrose 'Miller's Crimson') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation: Grow in deep, moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade | |
| Aspect: | North, South, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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