Cortusa matthioli
Bear's ear sanicle, Primula matthioli subsp. matthioli, Alpine bells
Cortusa Cortusa
C. matthioli - C. matthioli is a mound-forming, hairy, deciduous perennial with wrinkled, rounded to kidney-shaped, mid- to light green leaves and umbels of pendent, broadly bell-shaped, magenta flowers in late spring and early summer.
Cortusa matthioli is: Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
Magenta in Spring; Magenta in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Deadhead after flowering.
Division, Seed
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Cortusa matthioli (Bear's ear sanicle) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Underplanting
Grows best in moderately fertile, humus-rich, slightly acid to slightly alkaline soil in partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Cortusa matthioli
Bear's ear sanicle, Primula matthioli subsp. matthioli, Alpine bells
Cortusa Cortusa
C. matthioli - C. matthioli is a mound-forming, hairy, deciduous perennial with wrinkled, rounded to kidney-shaped, mid- to light green leaves and umbels of pendent, broadly bell-shaped, magenta flowers in late spring and early summer.
Western Europe
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
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Magenta in Spring; Magenta in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Deadhead after flowering.
Division, Seed
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Cortusa matthioli (Bear's ear sanicle) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Underplanting
Grows best in moderately fertile, humus-rich, slightly acid to slightly alkaline soil in partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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