Primula malacoides

How to Grow Primulas

Primulas are favourite winter flowering annuals. They have delicate candelabra-like pink, white or mauve flowers that sit above the lovely green ruffled foliage of the plant below. Great for adding a soft touch to the winter garden.

Full sun to part shade

Regular watering

Well drained soil

Suitable for all climatic zones

How to grow primulas in your garden

Step 1

As seeds are very fine, carefully and thinly spread the seeds into trays of Yates Seed Raising Mix. Gently press down and lightly water with a fine mist spray.

Step 2

Keep trays in a warm place and retain moisture by covering with glass or plastic cling wrap.

Step 3

While the seeds are germinating, choose a spot in the garden that receives full sun to part-shade with well drained soil and dig in some Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser before planting.

Step 4

Transplant seedlings when they are large enough to handle into your prepared garden bed, ensure the seedlings are well spaced – at least 15cm apart. Water in well.

Step 5

Mulch with an organic mulch, such as bark chips, sugar cane or pea straw.

Step 6

Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

Step 1

Choose a spot in the garden that receives full sun to part-shade with well drained soil. Enrich the soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.

Step 2

Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root-ball. Remove the shrub from the container, gently tease the roots and cut away any circled or tangled roots.

Step 3

Position in hole and backfill, gently firming down. Form a raised ring around the plant, creating a well so that water will go where it's needed most. Water in well.

Step 4

Mulch around the base with organic mulch like bark chips, sugarcane or pea straw, keeping it away from the trunk.

Step 5

Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

How to grow primulas in a pot

Step 1

Choose a pot at least 200 mm wide and deep. Position in full sun to part shade.

Step 2

Fill the chosen pots with quality potting mix, such as Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.

Step 3

Sow the seeds directly into the pot by pressing them lightly into the mix and water well. Keep pot in a warm place and retain moisture by covering with glass or plastic cling wrap.

Step 4

Water gently and keep moist through germination period.

Step 5

Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

Step 1

Choose a pot at least 200 mm wide and deep. Position in full sun to part shade.

Step 2

Fill the chosen pots with quality potting mix, such as Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.

Step 3

Remove the shrub from the container, gently tease the roots.

Step 4

Position in hole and backfill, gently firming down. Water in well.

Step 5

Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

Yates varieties

Growing tips

Remove spent blooms to encourage further flowering.
Plants will grow in full sun, however, you will get a more intense flower colour when grown in part shade.