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Specific Families and Genera => Primula => Topic started by: Claire Cockcroft on February 05, 2021, 11:35:56 PM
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The season for Primula x pruhoniciana is starting in my garden. 'Snow White' and 'Springtime'.
'Springtime' always starts out tiny and eventually turns into a nice clump by the end of spring.
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Very cute 'Snow White'. You have spring already well coming:).
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Primula palinuri just managing to keep its head over the snow on my doorstep
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Primula Jo Jo and P. Wharfedale Ling
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Primula amoena. (yes I know this is now officially a subspecies of P. elatior, but I don't see it myself). It's a beautiful rich purple. Unfortunately mine got a bit confused with the odd summer last year and tried to flower in the autumn. They seem to be growing quite well though.
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Gorgeous color!
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Primula allionii flower profusely in the Alpine House
P. a. Elke Weiss is an own seedling
Riesenblüte = Giant Flower. a seedling from Gerd Stopp
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Rudi, the Primula allionii 'Elke Weiss' named for your charming wife is almost as lovely as the lady herself - a good choice of name!
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Maggi, Elke asked me too greet you from her. She was pleased
to read your kind comment
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Winter growing Primula palinuri
Primula allionii Tony
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Posted on the Friends of SRGC facebook page by Alan Furness ....
"Flowering a couple of weeks later than last year in my greenhouse are variants of the cushion forms of Primula section Bullatae which are now all referred to as Primula henrici ( D. Rankin, Curtis Botanical Magazine, Issue 4,Vol 31, 12/2014). "
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Some Primula marginata forms
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A few more Primula marginata forms
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Primula auricula f. albocincta
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Primula vulgaris is always a delight in spring.
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Thank you for the beautiful pictures, you have very good forms of P. marginata. These Primulas are
also my favourites, not so difficult and very rewarding. The different shapes of the leaves are alo
quite showy when the flowers are gone.
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Alan Furness ....
"Flowering a couple of weeks later than last year in my greenhouse are variants of the cushion forms of Primula section Bullatae which are now all referred to as Primula henrici
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The henrici forms surprised local members of the American Primula Society, particularly the one with both red and yellow centres. Did Alan grow them from seed, and is it available?
Diane
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I've asked Alan, Diane.
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Thanks, Maggi.
I checked the seed exchanges. It has not been offered in North American exchanges, but
the AGS and SRGC seedlists of 2019/2020 each had the same four offerings:
Primula henrici,
henrici ex ACE1671,
henrici ex Holubec,
henrici ex PBCO305
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Primula vulgaris 'Dawn Ansell'
Primula vulgaris 'Marie Crousse'
Primula 'Guinevere'
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Herman, very nice Primulas. I especially like your 'Guinevere'. I sowed Barnhaven 'Vera Maud' last year, and was wondering how similar that may be to 'Guinevere'? Both have dark leaves and pale flowers.
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Herman, very nice Primulas. I especially like your 'Guinevere'. I sowed Barnhaven 'Vera Maud' last year, and was wondering how similar that may be to 'Guinevere'? Both have dark leaves and pale flowers.
Leena, Vera Mauve flowers are deeper pink.
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The henrici forms surprised local members of the American Primula Society, particularly the one with both red and yellow centres. Did Alan grow them from seed, and is it available?
Diane
Diane, I've had a reply from Alan who writes ....
"Yes Maggie, all my current stock are seed raised. The bulk of my seed came from Peter Hood via our own Local (AGS) group seed distribution and from plants of what were called P. dubernardiana that I had raised from an other seed source. The plants that have the red and yellow centres I think might be to do with stages of fertilisation. ( e.g. like the red centres of some androsaces which is also said to be a post fertilisation thing ). But that's only my guess. Someone like John Richards might be able to help with that idea. Many of my plants also "age" their petals red, whatever their original colour."
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It is always amazing, how the old forms perform,
but newer ones and botanical species are always
fascinating to me.
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Can anyone help identify this primula. It was given by a friend who simply didn’t like it. I do. Last autumn it had rather big leaves. Now - small balls of smallish flowers. Thank you
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Oleg, your Primula looks like Primula halleri to me.
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Primula Broadwell Gold, an old cultivar but still quite attractive and good growing
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Primula munroi. Nice scent too.
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Tristan, Apart from obviously being grown in a pot, is it placed outside and blooming outdoors? Fragrance is imo a great plus even if it just faint or subtle. The plant is very beautiful, very much to my taste. I could easily add it to my shade garden. Could you expand for me some of the cultural requirements you've found with this montane species. I assume that it is a wet meadow or wet under-story forest species. Or something in between. TYia.Arturo
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Many thanks for identification.
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Hi Arturo, I grow this one outdoors. It doesn't need to be in a pot, but like many Himalayans it needs a lot of moisture in the growing season which is easier to provide in a pot. I would put it in the 'wet meadow' category of Primulas but I have grown it in normal garden conditions. It doesn't seem fussy about pH.
This year I have given it a splash of fertilizer which it seems to have appreciated, and the wet cold spring also makes good Primula conditions.
On the whole this seems to be one of the easier Himalayan species, though it does have a tendency to be short-lived so collect seed. It doesn't seem to mind winter wet but it won't like summer heat and drought I expect.
I think this could be harder for you to grow than for me, but definitely worth a try. Seed is often available in the exchanges and I'll be donating some of my crop.
Regards, Tristan
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Primula auriculata from Gabriela's seed. :)
In the second picture Primula 'Vera Maud' with an unknown fungi.
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Thank you Tristan, from what you describe I shouldn't it find difficult to grow it here. Perhaps my most demanding moment would be during the drier part of summer. It will need a wet meadow condition, which I've learnt how to create but also some regular top moisture with some overhead mist garden sprinkler that I have and can easily provide. Like an early morning dew. I tried to figure out how to get seeds but still the seedex seems a bit fuzzy for those of us far away. Barnhaven in France has both the white and the purple var.yargonesis in stock so, that's my easiest option. Arturo
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Can anyone help identify this primula. It was given by a friend who simply didn’t like it. I do. Last autumn it had rather big leaves. Now - small balls of smallish flowers. Thank you
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I think it's Primula atrodentata. Best to check on Primula World for the better match.
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Primula japonica 'Postford's White'
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A hybrid of Primula cockburniana with (maybe?) P. chungensis. It is sterile.
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