Primrose dying
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Nemi
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Help! I recently got a primrose and ive been keeping it inside during the winter until it gets warmer out. Its all drooping an wilting now and I don't know what I did wrong! I trimmed off all the dead parts like everything I read told me, but do you think it seems save able?
Hi Nemi, we can still save your primrose. Here's a great article that will help you put - https://homeguides.sfgate.com/revive-wilted-streptocarpus-58779.html
So sorry your primrose is wilted, they are just beautiful when blooming.
It does not look diseased at all, just wilted, check your soil, from the pictures it does look dry, which can cause wilt. Michelle gave you some good advice on soil moistness in her link.
Here's a bit more information on how to care for them:
Growing Primroses as House Plants
Primrose plants can be grown indoors if you are able to provide them with cool night temperatures of 50-60° F., filtered sun and moist soil. Daytime temperatures must remain below 80 degrees. When they have finished blooming in the house it is best to plant them into the garden, or summer them outdoors in their pots and moved back into the house at the end of the season.
ref: http://www.thegardenhelper.com/primrose.html
Here’s a link that could be helpful. Acclimating your plant to the right lighting and watering can be tricky. Hopefully the tips in the attachment will be help.
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=12303
Primroses are biennial and this could be what is happening to yours if you are keeping it moist-not wet and they like high humidity. Last longest at 65 degrees 50 minimum. Most are discarded after flowering. Hope this isn't too discouraging for you. Plant seed before frost and move outdoors after frost but keep it cool as they do not like to start off in warm environment with high humidity.
Primroses indoors are very susceptible to root rot, so it is important to keep them moist but not too moist. For proper primrose indoor care, water as soon as the top of the soil feels dry, but do not allow the soil to dry out as they will wilt and die quickly in dry soil. Primroses indoors also need high humidity.
The roots might still be alive. Don’t give up hope!
Hello Nemi, hope this helps you out,
Primroses indoors are very susceptible to root rot, so it is important to keep them moist but not too moist. For proper primrose indoor care, water as soon as the top of the soil feels dry, but do not allow the soil to dry out as they will wilt and die quickly in dry soil. Primroses indoors also need high humidity
put gravel in tray under plant so it stays moist not wet do not water or mist leaves only soil no direct sun but bright warm window
It looks a little dry. Maybe you could also see if you have a good soil for it and that it is lightly fertilized. You could also put a little layer of mulch on top to keep the moisture in the dirt longer. I'd give it a little sunlight each day if it isn't in a sunny spot.