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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2011, 09:41:48 PM »
Another asiatic,"ARDUAINE" pronounced I think "ARDUY" but no doubt Maggie will enlighten us.They are two different plants.
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2011, 09:48:16 PM »
Named for a lovely rhododendron garden on the west of Scotland.... Arduaine is  pronounced "Ardoony"  :)

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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2011, 10:18:37 AM »
What wonderful plants!  I just love that blue colour on the farinous foliage.  They don't look real.  Sure wish I could grow them.
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2011, 04:10:44 PM »
Some doubles:
Quaker's Bonnet
Easter Bonnet (with Miel in background)

Perle von Bottrop ('Super Wanda') only just mine.

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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2011, 08:53:36 PM »
Glad to watch the Primulas starting to flower in the alpine house.
Last year I had massive problems with root fungi and transplanted
the remaining plants to new soil. It was rather late in the year, but
almost all the plants survived this rude procedure.
Rudi Weiss,Waiblingen,southern Germany,
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2011, 09:32:26 PM »
Good to hear that your treatment to get rid ofthe root fungus was successful Rudi.



 'Elke Weiss ' is a very beautiful flower: why am I not surprised?  8).
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2011, 06:51:27 PM »
Rudi,  really like your P. 'Joan Hughes' !
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2011, 07:42:29 PM »
P.juliae (very soon), plus somethings to pass the time...

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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2011, 07:44:27 PM »
Primula vulgaris 'Taigetos'
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2011, 08:13:06 PM »
Crikey, Giles, I know Easter is a moveable feast but yours is a bit on the early side, eh?  :D
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #25 on: March 10, 2011, 09:19:06 PM »
After a look at the Pr. vulgaris sipthorpii which naturalizes nicely in our meadow we visited
their more glamorous cousins in a nursery in our region. Their main job is raising homeplants
for gardencenters and builder's markets, but they also sell single plants and have an enormous
range of different plants in an outstanding quality. The friendly owner told us, that the small seedlings
get potted in September/Oktober and February/March they must be ready for sale.
Incredibly!










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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #26 on: March 10, 2011, 09:50:08 PM »
Who can kindly explain me the differences between Primula vulgaris ssp. vulgaris and P. vulgaris ssp. sibthorpii?
Is it just by colour (sulfurous/pink) and natural distribution (Europe/Turkey)?
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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2011, 06:26:14 PM »
Yes, it is essentially by colour, ssp vulgaris is a lovely 'primrose yellow' whereas ssp sibthorpii has a huge range from purple, lilac, red, pink to white with only rare yellow. John Richards also gives one or two other minor differences. Ssp vulgaris occurs throughout the whole species range whereas ssp sibthorpii occurs in northern and central Greece through Turkey to the Caucasus. To see some of the range of colours of sibthorpii see Pam Eveleigh's 'Primulaworld' website.
Dave Millward, East Lothian, Scotland

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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2011, 07:03:06 PM »
Here are two Primula species which I regard highly -

Primula megasaefolia for its long flowering periode +
Primula marginata for its toughness

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Re: Primulas 2011.
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2011, 07:43:19 PM »
The first 2 are mine, the third is from Wisley.
P.juliae
P.'Tipperary Purple'
P.'Schneekissen'

 


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