Family: Primulaceae (Primrose
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 3-6 inches
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: June
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Bloom: profuse cup-shaped bright yellow flowers 3/4 inches
across
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Light: full sun to part shade; best flower color in full sun
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Soil: moist, humus-rich, well-drained
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Moisture: medium to wet
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Use: ground cover for banks, woodland
gardens, along paths; in moist areas near water gardens, streams, or ponds
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Care: monitor to minimize unwanted
spread
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; somewhat susceptible to rust and leaf spots
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Native to: Europe; has naturalized in the
United States
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Notes: low-growing, creeping ground
cover; foliage of yellow-green rounded, slightly ruffled leaves to 3/4 inch
across; forms leafy mat 2-4 inches tall; spreads by underground rhizomes,
self-seeding, and by rooting where leaf nodes contact soil
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Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Wet Garden D139
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