It is an early bloomer, with flowers ranging from white to purple appearing on thick stalks in April. The flowers are clustered tightly in umbels that look like little drumsticks. This primrose is easy to grow, is very floriferous and increases well.

Is primula indoor or outdoor?

Primulas are known as fun, colourful winter and spring plants for indoors and outdoors. Primula is also a diminutive of the word Primus and means ‘first’. The plant is therefore perfect to herald the spring.

Do primulas spread?

Primroses will spread steadily, especially if exposed to light every few years, so if they are in a border make sure they are under planting shrubs that can be pruned hard every now and then. … The cowslip, Primula veris, is a primula whose coronet of small flowers is borne on a single long stem.