{"product_id":"primula-beesiana","title":"Primula beesiana | Bee's primrose","description":"\u003cp\u003eBee's primrose (\u003cem\u003ePrimula beesiana\u003c\/em\u003e) is a candelabra primrose for the Proliferae group. This long-lived perennial can be found growing along streamsides in mountains throughout southwestern China. In the garden, it is happiest in consistently moist, wet, or boggy, acidic soil in part shade. Soil should never be allowed to dry out. Flowers heavily and reseeds readily when happy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun fact: Bee's primrose does attract scads of bees and butterflies, but it was not named for the pollinator. According to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plantfinder.mobot.org\/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285603\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Missouri Botanical Garden write up on Primula beesiana\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMissouri Botanical Garden\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebeesiana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e refers to Bees Ltd., a nursery and seed company founded by amateur naturalist Arthur Bulley (1861-1942) in Cheshire, England. Bulley provided the funds for botanist George Forrest (1873-1932) to travel to southwestern China and collect plants suitable for growing in England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZone\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4 to 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/olddairynursery.com\/pages\/plant-families\" title=\"Plant Family Collection list at The Old Dairy Nursery\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFamily\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/olddairynursery.com\/collections\/plant-family-Primulaceae\" title=\"Primulaceae plant family collection at The Old Dairy Nursery\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePrimulaceae\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/olddairynursery.com\/collections\/herbaceous\" title=\"Herbaceous perennial collection at The Old Dairy Nursery\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHerbaceous perennial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12 to 24 in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpread\u003c\/strong\u003e: 6 to 12 in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExposure\u003c\/strong\u003e: part shade \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e: moist, wet, boggy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e May to June \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range: \u003c\/strong\u003esouthwestern China \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Dairy Nursery \u0026 Gardens","offers":[{"title":"4\" pot","offer_id":48385499660441,"sku":"H3","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/2607\/5545\/files\/Primula_beesiana_in_Dunedin_Botanic_Garden_03.jpg?v=1738097382","url":"https:\/\/olddairynursery.com\/products\/primula-beesiana","provider":"The Old Dairy Nursery \u0026 Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}