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Beautiful, old-fashioned and wonderful as a pot, garden plant or cut flower. Primula 'Gold Lace' lasts nearly two weeks once cut and I use this Polyanthus as an edible flower, scattered over jewelled rice or couscous.
It’s the texture of polyanthus, as well as the colours which make these such exceptional spring-flowering plants. You can grow them in pots – as a collection – in the middle of your table, or plant them in the garden and pick the odd flower from there.
They love a bit of light shade. Sear the stem ends in boiling water to make them last over a week in the vase.
- Perfect for pollinators
| Genus: | Polyanthus |
| Variety | 'Gold Lace' | Type: | Perennial |
| Soil: | Moist, well drained, non-acidic, rich soil |
| Site: | Sun or partial shade - will grow in full shade too. | Height: | 20cm | Spread: | 20cm | Hardiness: | Hardy | Care tips: | Protect from the birds by constructing a simple web of black cotton tied on short twigs pushed into the ground to stand about 8cm above the flowers. | Flowers: | ❀ Late Winter - Spring | For the vase: | Arrange separately in simple glass vases or in a shallow vase or mix with green hellebores and euphorbia for a lovely contrast. Sear the stem ends in boiling water to make them last over a week in the vase. | Cooking Notes: | These are delicious sprinkled over salads - try it with Sarah's Persian jewelled rice recipe. |
