Primula vulgaris 'Strawberry'

Common name: Primrose 'Strawberry'

Description: Primula vulgaris 'Strawberry' is a delightful spring-flowering primrose producing cheerful blooms in a soft, warm strawberry-pink with a contrasting yellow eye. One of the earliest flowering bedding plants of the year, it brings welcome colour to containers, window boxes, and spring borders from late winter through to mid-spring, often beginning to flower in February in milder areas. It is fully hardy across the UK and tolerates cold, wet spring weather robustly, making it one of the most reliable and low-maintenance choices for early season colour.

Other benefits: one of the earliest flowering bedding plants; fully hardy; tolerates cold wet weather; excellent in containers and spring bedding schemes

Wildlife attraction: bees and other early-emerging pollinating insects — a valuable early nectar source

Height & spread (approx.) at maturity: 15–20cm x 20–25cm

Position: partial shade to full sun; containers, window boxes, and spring bedding; excellent under deciduous trees

Soil pH: neutral to slightly acid (pH 5.5–7.0); moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil

Moisture: moderate to moist; water regularly in containers; avoid allowing to dry out in warm spells

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to -20°C