Primula-February to April 2008

[johnw]

In bloom the past few week and still hanging on with the cool weather, this supposedly larger flowered form.

Primula vulgaris ssp sibthorpii 'Dr Borgeson'. The colour is a tad darker than the photo shows.

johnw - +11c

[johanneshoeller]

Kristl,
your last 2 pics don't show Primula hirsuta, I think they are spectabilis (last one) and glaucescens (??).

[David Nicholson]

Great pics everyone such great plants

Here is one from from a friends alpine house today. Good enough to eat 

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[johanneshoeller]

Primula hirsuta alba and P. grignensis hybrid (not often seen).

[Maggi Young]

Hans, did you spot this Primula grignensis in the Perth Show pages?

 Sorry, I cannot find the full size file to make a bigger pic.

[johanneshoeller]

Maggi, no I did not do! A true grignensis is not very spectacular, but its hybrids!
An older pic taken in Italy (Grigna Massif, 2000m!)

[Lesley Cox]

I don't know P. grignensis at all but if Maggi's picture is the true plant, I'd be VERY happy with it.

[Maggi Young]

I don't know P. grignensis at all but if Maggi's picture is the true plant, I'd be VERY happy with it.

I'm not 100% sure, Lesley.... but it is grown from wild collected seed by Margaret and Henry Taylor....so there's often a clue, isn't there? 

[Kristl Walek]

Kristl,
your last 2 pics don't show Primula hirsuta, I think they are spectabilis (last one) and glaucescens (??).

Hans,
Thank you ever so much!!! I really hate it when I have incorrectly identified plants!!!

It's been years since Franz Hadacek sent me this wild collected seed and they took forever to begin flowering- when I searched back in my records this morning- it seems he sent seed of daoensis, spectabilis, minima, integrifolia and hirsuta. But perhaps I forgot to record glaucescens. Having just done some research after your post, it does seem that spectabilis is the correct id for the last plant, and I am most appreciative.

I will post them again---and wonder if others could help with identification of the second picture? Is it glaucescens, folks, which Hans is guessing it is?

[johanneshoeller]

First a true grignensis! At the location you will find more hybrids than true plants.
Then P. clusiana, spectabilis and glaucescens to can find the correct names. Not the best photos but we can see the leaves.

[Armin]

That's a very nice form Armin. Do you have a pic of the whole plant?

Lesley, I don't have a picture from the whole plant. I'll try to take one this weekend.

Hans,
very beautiful primulas. I like the P. clusiana.

[johanneshoeller]

One of the last Alpine Primulas
All own nameless hybrids of hirsuta or villosa, the first photo shows one plant.

[Konkel]

Some pictures of my Garden Auriculas:

http://home.online.no/~auricula/bilder2008.cfm


Tormod in Norway

[ruweiss]

Here is Primula olgae,1 year after sowing of wild seed ,collected by V.Holubec
in Pamir Mts.

[Lesley Cox]

That's a lovely group konkel/ Tormod. I'm sure you will have lots to talk about to our friend David N, otherwise know here as Mr. Auricula.