Primula vulgaris Rosebud F1 Red Shades - English Primrose

The Primula acaulis Rosebud F1 'Red Shades' is a garden primrose that thinks it's a rose. Its semi-double flowers closely resemble small rosebuds just opening, in a beautiful shade of red with hints of coral, with tightly curled and undulate petals. This particularly early veriety sees its flowers appear as early as December and throughout January. These new varieties bring these perennials, often grown as biennials, back into the spotlight. They are perfect in pots, in planters, in flower beds, borders, and thrive in sunny or semi-shady areas, in fertile and moist soil.

The Primula Rosebud F1 'Red Shades' is a herbaceous perennial plant from the primrose family, derived from Primula vulgaris or Primula acaulis that can be found in meadows and woodlands. It is a floriferous plant that forms a lovely clump of foliage in just a few months, reaching a height of 15-20 cm (6-8in) and a width of 20-25 cm (8-10in). It develops more or less evergreen rosettes of wavy and veined leaves, with an oval shape and a nice dark green colour. 'Red Shades' produces small semi-double flowers that resemble just opened roses, with undulate and tightly curled petals, in a slightly coral red colour.

The Rosebud F1 'Red Shades' stemless primrose is an early bloomer, flowering at a time when few other flowers are present in the garden and on balconies. Reliable and easy to grow, it surprises with its rose-like flowers, barely taller than its lush and ornamental cushion of foliage. In flower beds or in planters on a balcony, it precedes the early year blooms of late winter bulbs and other primroses. It pairs well with heathers or Hellebores, and small hybrid cyclamens. Primroses find their place in the garden, in borders, under the cover of bushes, in rockeries, among snowdrops and violets. The leaves and flowers are edible and can be consumed raw or cooked.

Benefits: they are the same as those of the common primrose and the tall primrose: the flowers have soothing and calming properties and are used in expectorant preparations. The leaves help prevent bruising, and the whole plant (especially the root) has analgesic, anti-spasmodic, diuretic, and expectorant properties.