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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #75 on: March 22, 2007, 09:27:39 PM »
Dear Chloe,

Perhaps the diminutive of "Parrott" would yield an auricula quicker! Primula 'Parakeet' is relatively easy to come by and one of my favorites. Although I don't always succeed in overwintering them, auriculas are a sure-fire early season purchase.

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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #76 on: March 22, 2007, 09:57:57 PM »
Thanks for the notes on Primula Hallowen, Tony. I think it is a place name.

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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #77 on: March 22, 2007, 10:10:37 PM »
Tony/Maggi, that was MY fault, lazy reading in the first instance. So apologies to everyone. Boy, is it EASY to get the wrong name into the wider arena! I'll be more careful in future and will also refrain from giving plants with a perfectly legitimate name, other names, even as a joke.
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #78 on: March 22, 2007, 10:14:53 PM »
Hi Chloe, your namsake Auricula is still about but getting it is like pulling hen's teeth! If I ever see it available I will get one for you-until then here is a picture instead.
Thank you, David! Wonderful picture! Certainly worthy of inducing an interest in auriculas!
Perhaps the diminutive of "Parrott" would yield an auricula quicker! Primula 'Parakeet' is relatively easy to come by and one of my favorites. Although I don't always succeed in overwintering them, auriculas are a sure-fire early season purchase.
Carlo, Parakeet looks lovely but seems to be North American bred, not necessarily available over here.

I look forward to seeing some Primula at the Midland show!
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #79 on: March 23, 2007, 12:04:59 PM »

Primula jesoana is correct, as Maggi confirms.


Thank you both for the interesting replies about Jesoana.

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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #80 on: March 25, 2007, 04:52:40 PM »
The season has started
-Primula auricula (wild collected near my house) with very large flowers (2 EUR)
-Primula auricula seedling (extraordinary colour)
-Androsace villosa
-Primula villosa seedling
-Primula vulgaris seedling
-Primula elatior seedling

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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #81 on: March 25, 2007, 05:31:30 PM »
Here's a nursery that has a good selelction, including Green Parrot and Maggie!
http://www.popsplants.co.uk/index.php
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #82 on: March 25, 2007, 06:04:50 PM »
Maggi,  I have used Pops Plants 3 times in the last 3 years they are very good.
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #83 on: March 25, 2007, 06:16:02 PM »
Regarding the Primula 'Hallowen Blue' - I bought one just like it at Loughborough Show as 'Hall Barn Blue', and this name is in the PLant Finder. It looks very nice planted with small daffodils.
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #84 on: March 25, 2007, 06:17:46 PM »
Mind you, nearly everything looks nice planted with small daffodils....
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #85 on: March 25, 2007, 06:18:02 PM »
Thanks, Derek, good to have a comment from someone who has used the service.

I've always had a soft spot for auriculas. For a start they have such a nice scent and secondly, there used to be an excellent Aberdeenshire grower who put on stunning displays of auriculas at the Aberdeen SRGC Shows who enthused me with this passion for his collection.
This was the late John Aitken, who not only grew auriculas to perfection, he was a great devotee of Gentians, too and was the keeper of the "Great Wall of Dyce" an super long, narrow raised bed at his home at Parkhill, near Dyce, Aberdeen. The story of the Great Wall and its wonderful plants is in a back issue of the Journal. Will check which one, later.
One of John's sons, David ( presently recovering from a broken ankle; hope it's getting better, Dave?))  now has the garden and wall to tend and he too is an SRGC member.
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #86 on: March 25, 2007, 06:27:46 PM »
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but I took a pic of the label and it says Hallowen....... says Martin
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Regarding the Primula 'Hallowen Blue' - I bought one just like it at Loughborough Show as 'Hall Barn Blue', and this name is in the PLant Finder.......... says Anne

At Dunblane yesterday there was a Primula labeled "Crowleys'...... I think they meant to write 'Crowsley's var.' See how easy it is to cause confusion? Someone may have mis-heard a name, or could not easily make outthe writing on a label.... all sorts of things can conspire to cause chaos for the unwary gardener... and that's before those taxonomists get near the problem!! ;D
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #87 on: March 25, 2007, 06:29:49 PM »
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Mind you, nearly everything looks nice planted with small daffodils....

Yes, that's true.... especially erythroniums and little rhododendrons!!

We saw a garden last night when walking Lily that had mixed clumps of daffs in the lawn... some clumps of larger types, some of small ones and some of mixed, large and small.... you'd think it might look odd, but it was very attractive and not the usual thing you see.
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #88 on: March 25, 2007, 07:38:10 PM »
Hans,

very beautiful wild Auricula.
Unfortunately, my one disappeared in my garden. Guess was not pleased with my loamy soil and too many slug attacks... :'(
rgds
Armin
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Re: Primula March 2007
« Reply #89 on: March 25, 2007, 07:47:40 PM »
today I found "Primula elatior" starting to flower in my garden
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