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David Nicholson

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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #285 on: September 01, 2013, 07:44:56 PM »
Went to Coleton Fishacre today ( http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/coleton-fishacre/history/  ) forgot to take the camera, and what should I spy. In a wooded glade, one little primrose in full flower, can Spring be far behind!!
David Nicholson
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #286 on: October 18, 2013, 01:25:17 PM »
First one in the greenhouse to flower Primula 'Blue Wave'

.... and the first ones in the garden are out too including a couple of Primroses I can't get at with the camera, and this little hybrid whose colour I can't get properly.
David Nicholson
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #287 on: October 19, 2013, 02:10:43 PM »
David,

'Blue Wave' is very lovely.
Mine set a flower stem but flowers aborted to open. :-\
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #288 on: October 19, 2013, 07:26:57 PM »
Was that last year or this Armin?
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #289 on: October 20, 2013, 09:14:50 PM »
David,
this year. Stem is still green but buds aborted.
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #290 on: October 21, 2013, 11:45:50 PM »
The 'Blue Wave' seed you sent to me David has flowered now (washed out by rain now) but was an odd brownish purple colour. Interesting rather than beautiful. Just 3 seedlings, and just the 1 flowered. Maybe the others will be different next year.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #291 on: October 22, 2013, 08:45:10 PM »
Hi Lesley,

Here's a couple of mine from the same batch
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #292 on: October 23, 2013, 08:32:32 AM »
Very nice, David!
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #293 on: December 30, 2013, 03:57:59 PM »
Quite a few buds just beginning to break in the greenhouse with the promise of some pictures very early in 2014.
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Re: Primula 2013
« Reply #294 on: December 30, 2013, 08:24:53 PM »
With the very wet Nov/Dec we have had here in the south, (and all over NZ actually) primulas are looking good and seed I bought from Barnhaven and sowed in early November (6th) has ALL germinated with the exception of an allionii/marginata mix and some is now even pricked out and potted up. More ready to do. This is incredibly quick for seed at this time of year. I haven't even needed to water seed pots as they've had rain or drizzle almost daily. So I'm swamped with a mass of little seedlings (31 packets!) of different kinds and look forward to a colourful spring coming in 2014 and 2015. There has been excellent germination of different forms of P. sieboldii which pleases me and I now know to keep it well away from rabbits!
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

 


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