P.vialii is not lived even in the best situations, if you have a damp shade prospect putting in P. Japonica or any of the other candelabra types will do better.
They are not as easy as the more common primrose and like acidic boggy soils, so if your garden is not acidic or boggy, then you may have planted in vain.. do wait until the spring to be super sure, as like David says, they come up in the next month or so depending on mildness of the weather etc.
There's nothing to worry about,Primula viallii dies down completely in winter and won't reappear for a while yet,it belongs to the summer flowering Primulas which behave differently to the spring flowering types
Good afternoon Last June I planted in various positions of my garden about 60 plug plants of Primula Vialiia. They all gradually died off and I expected that they should be showing signs of recovery by now but alas no. Is this normal or have they gone forever?
Posted: Wednesday 25th of January 2012 01:36 PM Last reply: Wednesday 22nd of January 2025 03:04 PM
Hi, Christina, SInce it has already flowered, you can move it now. Just make sure it gets some extra water over the next couple of weeks if the weather is dry. Kathy C
one of these has flowered & is almost totally shadowed by a spurge, have dead headed & wonder if it would be ok to move to a more spacious position now?
Posted: Sunday 26th of June 2011 07:02 PM Last reply: Wednesday 28th of August 2024 03:21 AM
Yes you should deadhead this plant to encourage more flowering. Remove spent flower stalks to just above the leaves.
Don't forget to add it to your 'plants I have' list to receive regular care instructions: [LINK]https://https://www.shootgardening.com/plant/primula-vialii?referrer=%2Fplant%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dprimula+vialii[/LINK].