About Mountain Cowslip

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

Types

Primula auricula, Bear's Ear

Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Yellow Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Yellow, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong

Thorns

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10% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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44% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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14% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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66% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

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24% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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26% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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51% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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8% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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32% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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9% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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52% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

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58% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Eczema

Part of Plant Used

Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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38% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Primula auricula

Common Name

auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear

In Hindi

mountain cowslip

In German

Aurikel

In French

Primula auricula

In Spanish

Primula auricula

In Greek

mountain cowslip

In Portuguese

cowslip montanha

In Polish

Pierwiosnek łyszczak

In Latin

Primula auricula

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Primulaceae

Genus

Primula

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Primuloideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Mountain Cowslip

Want to know the properties of Mountain Cowslip? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mountain Cowslip is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Mountain Cowslip Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Eczema

Part of plant used: Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Mountain Cowslip Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mountain Cowslip. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mountain Cowslip physical information is as follows: 20.00 cm tall and 25.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblong. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow and Yellow Orange

Leaf color: Green

Care of Mountain Cowslip

Taking Mountain Cowslip Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mountain Cowslip include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Mountain Cowslip

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mountain Cowslip is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mountain Cowslip is a very important plant from Flowering Plants. There are 25 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Primula auricula, Bear's Ear. This plant's habitat is Rocky Mountains and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.