Primula 2014

[ChrisB]

David, I've got Stradbrook Charm, not in flower yet, got it on the members stall at Edinburgh a couple of years ago, has yellowish farina, quite nice.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Chris. I'm going to make a list.

[ian mcenery]

Lovely, Ian , but is your plant not  Primula megaseifolia ?

That's what happens when you rely on memory

[Mark Griffiths]

Here is one of my own seedlings, taken from P.allionii Mary berry. It looks as if something else got in there - I had one of the Lismore hybrids, Lismore Treasure, Jewel something like that. This seems much more understated than either parent and doesn't cover itself always evenly. Still I like it

[Philip Walker]

Thank you David.I don't have your two or the other one mentioned.I've probably been given them in the past and killed them off. I have 'Stradbrook Satin Rose' very small.I've seen a picture of the origional at source and it looks worth waiting for.

[ChrisB]

Here's Stadbrook Charm.  It doesn't seem to want to give abundant flowers but it's quite nice otherwise.  Like the foliage quite distinctive

[ChrisB]

And here's Lindum First Kiss it's going to give quite a few more flowers yet but will they all appear together? 

[David Nicholson]

All the 'Lindums' are lovely Chris, I've a couple to post later.

Here is Primula 'Joan Hughes'. I've been doing a bit of research on this one. It seems to be an allionii x P. 'Linda Pope', 'Linda 'Pope' has a lot of marginata blood. It is sometimes referred to as x miniera in quite a few places including in Sandy's Show Report for Stirling 2011 (Cyril's plant). In Richards 2002 John refers to allionii x marginata as P x meridionalis and Miniera is given as a cultivar name. Anyone know if things have changed from Richards?

Later edit: It's a good bit darker than it looks on the pics.

Later correction 17/03/14

[ChrisB]

Dunno the answer to your question David but it is very nice

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Chris.

Here are Primula 'Lindum Heavenly' P. 'Lindum Wedgewood and P. marginata 'Beverly Reid'

[Mark Griffiths]

lovely plants all. I always think of primulas as being "proper spring flowers". This is P. marginata Napoleon - it's much smaller than most - I think it's a wild selection.

[ChrisB]

I've got that one Mark, mine not in flower yet but it's lovely.  I've seen it on the show bench quite often.

[Maggi Young]

P. marginata 'Napoleon' is one of my favourites. Found in the wild and named  by Margaret and Henry Taylor.
Mine are growing very hard in troughs and need refurbishing really- getting too leggy but they are still lovely. Buds just showing a bit of colour, which is very dark at this stage, and the foliage is just beginning too.

[David Nicholson]

It's a lovely little plant Mark. No sign of flowers on mine yet.

[Giles]

Self sown primroses...  ..coming up everywhere...  ..and always doing better than the ones planted on purpose....