What: This primrose, also known as Primula denticulata, is quite like a lollipop when it blooms. The tiny flowers are tightly arranged on an orb about 2 inches in diameter and 6 inches above the ...

Val Woolley and Doug Lochhead, of primula specialists Field House Alpines, tray-sow seed of P. denticulata in January or February, and keep them in a shade tunnel open to the elements.

Primula denticulata, known commonly as the drumstick primula, are reliable perennial flowers native to China and the Himalayas.

One of the easiest primulas to grow, Primula denticulata bears ball-shaped clusters of flowers in pink, white or purple on thick stems up to 18in tall before the new leaves develop. They continue ...

Plant of the week: Drumstick primula (Primula denticulata) A RELATIVE of primroses, these plants make neat rosettes of primrose-like leaves, from the centre of which colourful flowers grow.

I'm now getting a real love of the Primula denticulata, which is the drumstick primula.

Primula denticulata, also known as drumstick primrose, reaches 8-12 inches and has a globular flower form. Primula polyantha reach 6-12 inches and make a nice addition to an outdoor miniature garden.

THESE pint-sized beauties are currently everywhere, in window boxes and containers, or poking their colourful heads out at the front of borders and in woodlands.

There are so many different types of primulas, it's difficult to choose which ones to go for. There are taller varieties such as the lollipop-shaped flowers of Primula denticulata, which come out ...