Crescendo Blue Shades oxlip
Primula elatior 'Crescendo Blue Shades'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Blue, yellow, pink, purple, red, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Crescendo Blue Shades' oxlip (Primula elatior 'Crescendo Blue Shades') is a perennial for borders, containers, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It forms a mounding, evergreen clump with fragrant flowers that open in early to late spring. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Give it a spot where you can enjoy the flowers up close.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Siberian bugloss, and Jetfire daffodil.