Primulas 2011.

[Giles]

x wanda
William Genders
Wisley Red

[David Nicholson]

Good Giles. Was the Webster seedling one of Margaret Webster's?

[Giles]

Yes, David 

[ruweiss]

Now flowering:
Small Primula allionii 'Roya Snow' a form from the wild and
Primula palinuri which is fully hardy in my garden without
any protection, despite its southern origin.

[mark smyth]

Can anyone recommend a good Primula book?

[Maggi Young]

I have John Richards' Primula book to hand.... I have always found it useful.

'Primula' by John Richards published by Batsford (ISBN 0713487283)

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=9780713487282&shop=10004&type=Froogle


http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=John+Richards&bt.x=27&bt.y=15&isbn=ISBN0713487283&sts=t&tn=Primula

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primula-John-Richards/dp/0713487283

[WimB]

Giles, wonderful Primula's you have there. I love 'Old Port' and 'Tawny Port' especially. Here Primula maximowiczii is flowering for the first time from seed from a very kind forumnist.

[Hans J]

Here is a pic of a Primula from me - I have received this plant from a nice friend from SRGC 
The name of this plant is Primula 'John Mo' - I was surprised by the lenght of the flower stems
Knows maybe anybody more of the cultivar ?

[David Nicholson]

Can anyone recommend a good Primula book?

John Richard's book without a doubt, but if you can get hold of a copy, 'Primulas' by the late Mary A Robinson is well worth having. It's long out of print, my copy is a 1994 impression from The Crowood Press.

[daveyp1970]

Two plants the first is a Primula allionii(i think) that was given to me about seven years ago.The next is an alpine Auricula.

[David Nicholson]

Two plants the first is a Primula allionii(i think) that was given to me about seven years ago.The next is an alpine Auricula.

The first one may be a hybrid with some allionii in it Dave but pure allionii's are nearly stemless with sticky leaves. I think it's probably a Border Auricula.

The second one is probably a Border Auricula too. Alpine Auriculas come in two main types- with gold centres which come in reds, browns, oranges and similar colours; and light centres (cream and white) which come in reds, purples and blues.

Nice little plants whatever they are though.

[daveyp1970]

Thanks for that David i wasn't sure on either of them.

[mark smyth]

Out for lunch today at a local garden centre I spotted this lovely Primula Victorian Lace among the more common Silver and Gold Lace

My white P. vulgaris

[Graham Catlow]

Giles - some lovely primulas. I think your Avatar message should read 'Obsessed by Primulas'

Some of mine from today.

P. eliator
P. 'Wanda' Hose-In-Hose in the garden
P. 'Wanda' Hose-In-Hose' in a pot
A P. auricula cultivar but I do not know its name.

[Lesley Cox]

Davey, could your first picture be P x Pubescens 'Harlow Carr?' It is a creamy-white with the palest, most delicate rose pink colouring at the edge, and nice ruffling. The pink ages out. Wonderful scent too.

And Graham, your yellow looks a lot like P. 'Broadwell Gold,' raised by the late Joe Elliott of Broadwell Alpines.