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Primula forbesii

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mark smyth:
I bought Primula forbesii in a nursery in Ireland but they didnt know how and where to grow it. Can someone tell me please. Stunning just now

Michael J Campbell:
Mark, Primula Forbesii is from Yunnan and grows in Marshes,canal edges, and uncultivated  rice paddy fields, so would need damp conditions.
Are you sure you have the real thing because it flowers from November until February.

mark smyth:
yep. It looks just like this
http://www.primulaworld.com/PWWeb/gallery/slides/forbesiiDR1.html

mark smyth:
well there goes the idea of planting it with Hostas in a trough. I'm currently planting three troughs with miniature Hostas, Hepaticas, Anemonellas and ..... just now I cant think of other small plants that will cope the no direct sun until midday at this time of year and again in late evening. What do you suggest?

Lesley Cox:
I don't know it at all but it looks like it could be related to P. malacoides. However, the Tod Boland pictures say it comes from NW Argentina! According to Richards' book, the only South American primula is P. magellanica. Is this a very recent discovery?

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