Primula Crescendo Mix seeds - Oxlip

The Crescendo® Mix Primrose is a blend of horticultural varieties of Primula elatior, the Oxlip (or True Oxlip), available in several coordinated colours. This biennial plant, sown in spring, forms a semi-evergreen rosette in the first year before flowering the following spring. Reaching about thirty centimetres in height, the flowering stems bear well-clustered umbels of flowers that brighten up flower beds. The young plants can also be transplanted into pots to create attractive flowering containers. Grow in partial shade, or in full sun in less bright regions, in moist soil.

Primroses (scientific name Primula) belong to the Primulaceae family, which owes its name to them and includes about twenty other, less well-known genera, such as Rockjasmine or Soldanella. A favourite genus among collectors, Primroses come in over 400 species, distributed throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and also in tropical high-altitude areas, as far as Papua New Guinea. 
The Primula elatior genus grows wild in the woodlands and damp meadows of Europe. This botanical species has given rise to numerous horticultural varieties developed by breeders for increasingly colourful, generous, and long-lasting flowering. Crescendo® Mix is a blend of different colours, making it easy to create attractive flower beds. The "primed" seeds have undergone treatment to promote and accelerate germination and produce uniform young plants, ensuring quality flowering. Spring sowing will produce young plants that form a rosette of medium green leaves in year 1. In year 2, from March onwards, flower stalks rise from the heart of the rosette and are adorned with an umbel of flowers 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter. This mix includes burgundy, deep pink, bright red, blue, and a slightly fuchsia pink, all with a yellow centre, as well as two monochrome varieties, one yellow and the other apricot. Each plant, 30 cm high and equally wide, creates a strong visual focal point as the stalks rise above the foliage, showcasing the flowers beautifully. The flowering renews itself week after week until June, bringing joy to the flower beds. This Primrose can also be transplanted into pots to adorn a balcony or terrace.

The seeds of Crescendo® Mix Primrose will allow you to enjoy colourful, long-lasting flowering. These plants are easy to grow from seed, a great way to cover a large area at low cost. Pair these Primroses with perennials such as Daylilies, available in a wide range of colours, whose flowering will combine with them in late spring before taking over in summer. In the background, if your soil is sufficiently moist, plant a few specimens of the spectacular Ligularia przewalskii, fortunately easier to grow than to pronounce; this perennial features very architectural, deeply cut foliage and produces very aesthetic yellow flower spikes in June-July. Foxgloves will also be good companions with their long spikes of tubular flowers.