{"product_id":"bouquet-perfect-watercolour-blue-primrose-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Bouquet Perfect™ Watercolour Blue Primrose - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBouquet Perfect™ Watercolour Blue has sky-blue primrose flowers that deepen to a darker blue at the centers, a soft, painterly look. The large flowers are among the biggest in its series and cover a neat, rounded plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are sterile, which keeps the plant blooming for a long time from early spring onward. At 5 to 8 inches tall, it suits shaded borders, woodland paths and spring containers by the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlat, rounded flowers about 1.5 to 2 inches across have five broad, notched petals in soft sky blue, deepening to a darker blue toward the center around a small yellow eye. The flowers are packed into a dome over the foliage. Leaves are oblong, crinkled, bright green and form a low basal rosette. The plant forms a rounded mound about 5 to 8 inches tall and 10 to 12 inches wide. At peak bloom it is a tight bouquet of blue flowers shading light to dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimroses need shade and constant moisture, the opposite of lavender's hot, dry beds, so plant them in a shaded woodland edge, a north-facing bed or spring containers near the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in part to full shade in rich, humus-heavy soil that stays evenly moist, and keep it from drying out, especially in summer. Hardy in zones 4-8. Remove faded flowers to keep it tidy, and divide crowded clumps after bloom every few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Primula vulgaris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sky blue, darker at the center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rounded, bouquet-like mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–8 in tall × 10–12 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724088836392,"sku":"GLLF-PER-04F8C4AE-72","price":799.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/bouquet-perfect-watercolour-blue-primrose.jpg?v=1790865225","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/bouquet-perfect-watercolour-blue-primrose-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}