Primulas 2011.

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Trond and Luit. I know what you mean Trond and I have a few myself which are very fine seedlings, better than many named forms, but this is so distinctive and so different from anything else. If nothing comes to light in the next week or two here, (and there's nothing I can see on the Primula World website), I'll give it a name myself, just so people know which one we're talking about. I think that would be better than a reputable nursery calling it P. rockii which it clearly isn't. I could have it published in the NZAGS Bulletin which would go to most alpine gardeners in NZ, as well as here on the Forum.

Clearly neither P. hirsuta nor P. marginata is involved.

[Giles]

P.szechuanica a bit further on.
They won't last much longer as they're totally flat during the middle part of the day (hence evening photo).

[Giles]

Primula sieboldii seedling from Barnhaven's 'Dancing Ladies' strain.

[Zdenek]

A very tiny Primula pinnata:

[johnw]

A long-suffering Primula marginata that has been in the same trough and same mix for years still gives a bit of a show.

johnw

[David Pilling]

The slightly tatty primula to the right is p. polyneura, I don't know what the small one on the left is.

[Lesley Cox]

Looks like a plant which relishes its suffering John.

[johnw]

Looks like a plant which relishes its suffering John.

And I could use a few more such plants.

johnw

[johnw]

Lady Greer with a dirty face today.

johnw

[Giles]

A few days on:

and another hard day at the office.....

[Maggi Young]

A veritable symphony of sieboldiis in those links, Giles.... thank you!

[Lesley Cox]

But no blues?

[PaulM]

Hello ! I collected seeds of this Primula in Tajikistan 2005, and it produced three pink flowers this spring on top a short ( 10cm ) scape. I wonder if it could be P. kaufmanniana, or are there some other species which it resembles more ?

I have also added a picture of Primula elatior ssp pallasii.

[arisaema]

What's this tiny little thing?

[Maggi Young]

What's this tiny little thing?

It's cuter than a button!! That's what it is! I think that's Primula bellidifolia  but it could be another of the Soldanelloides  sorry.... that should be Muscarioides  section.... all lovely,.... cue wistful sigh for the days these would grow for us!