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I recently bought primroses at our local nursery. They were very healthy and looked great. I kept two at home and brought four to the office.
At home I have them on a book shelf where they get a little light everyday and I've transplanted them into a generic soil for now, and they seem to be doing great.
The ones in office are under floressant lights all day and have a temp of 55 at night and 69 in the day. They are near a heating vent and on a high wall on our entry way. There is no natural sunlight.
After the first day their flowers started to wilt, then their leaves. so I took one and placed it near a window to experiment. I left it there for two days.
Today they are all wilting their leavs and the one by the window isn't doing great either.
I've watered them, they are not replanted, they are sitting on top of rocks with a little water in the rocks.
can anyone explain what is happening and how to make them happy again?
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Hmmmm....Primroses can be finicky plants...they need specific conditions and if they aren't met they often don't do well. They don't like direct sunlight and should never be allowed to dry out. Could the ones in the office been too close to the heating vent perhaps? Direct heat might have caused permanent damage, or at least damaged the top growth. I've never had much luck growing primroses indoors, so I may not be much help.
Alan may be right about their being too close to the heat vent. According to this site, they don't like to get too warm. Last year I got three pots in purple, yellow and red and set them on a plate on the dining room table, where they bloomed happily for a month and the foliage remained green afterward. I planted them in the yard, but haven't seen them return. Still, I'd buy them again. They're so cheerful.
I am somewhat confused ( don't worry- it is my normal state) about whether the ones in the office had any real soil in the pots or just water and stones. They would need soil for their nutrients, so re-potting them in a nice indoor plant soil might be worth a try.
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Hello Sonrise, Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum! We are very glad you found us!!
I'd have to argree with Alan!!!! The heat was my first thought when I read your post..Up high too, also has alot of heat naturally inside the house because he rises!!!
I'd also have to say, I agree with the finicky part... usually a primrose is an outdoor spring time flower, really cool weather and moist... Inside can be tricky...
Bess wrote:
quote: I planted them in the yard, but haven't seen them return.
Alot of times, the primrose's sold this time of year, are kind of in limbo, can't go out side cause they're not dormant to with stand the really cold/snow weather...and not the style of plant to stay indoors for a longtime.... More of a money market type of plant, because they *the marketers* know us poor gardener's are dying for sometype of plant this time of year, and they are very pretty and some smell heavenly... So we buy one of each color and dream.........
Weezie
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I just came from Lowe's where they had a nice selection of primroses in all colors...I was just itching to get some, but I resisted. I did however get a nice Kalanchoe instead...I have much better luck with them being they are a type of succulent and can go longer without water.
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