Primula-February to April 2008

[ChrisB]

I'm going to Ron's tomorrow, so I'll ask him if he still has any....

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hi Luc. Yes, that's marginata 'Hyacinthia'. Thank you very much; if I can't find a source for the plant in the UK then I'll send you a personal message to see if you can send me a rosette for me to root.

Just let me know Martin - it's due to be replanted anyway !

[Michael J Campbell]

Will have a poke around tomorrow and see what I can find,

 Martin,Just various forms of marginata but no Hyacinthia, I guess it don't like me either.

[derekb]

4 from me two green and two doubles.
Auricula Holyrood,
Auricula Brookfield,
Auricula Albert Bailey,
Auricula Fred Booly.

[derekb]

Sorry better get in before Lesley, Brookfield is a grey 

[Lesley Cox]

Am I really so rude Derek? If so, forgive me, I don't intend to be but correct naming is very important to me, having a small nursery and feeling some responsibility to get information correct, if I'm spreading it around. But it probably just means that I'm old-fashioned (for which I DON'T apologise) and pedantic (for which I DO).

'Albert Bailey' is a glorious colour isn't he?

[Kenneth K]

Two Primulas with quite different needs.
1. Primula moupinensis. A small Primula from China for shadow and moisty ground in the woodland. Spreads easyly by means of runners.
2. Primula x miniera. A hybrid between P allionii and P marginata. For the sunny and welldrained rock garden. Said to b easier than the first of the both parents

[derekb]

Lesley only joking, I still love you 

Derek

[ChrisB]

Been at Ron's today.  He does still have P. Hyacinthia should you want it.

[tboland]

None of our primula are blooming outside yet but in the alpine house at work (the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden) the first are starting.  Here is one of our many selections of marginata.  It is actually one of the poorer clones in my opinion as the flowers are rather small.

[Lesley Cox]

Lesley only joking, I still love you 

Derek

Thank you Derek. I still love me too

[ChrisB]

Todd, that is a lovely photo of that P.marginata.  If the colour is true, its one I've never seen before, but I know how the camera can lie....

[tboland]

The colour of the marginata is pretty close.  It is quite blue.  I expect it was originally grown from seed but it has been in our collection for over 25 years.  In the last few years I have been doing selective breeding for larger, bluer blooms with heavy farina.  I'll post pics when they start to bloom.

[ChrisB]

Wow, I'd love to see them, thanks.  Hope you are starting to get a bit warmer now, have friends in Ontario and they have gone right from winter to full blown summer it seams.  Crazy weather.

[David Nicholson]

Martin, on the last availability list I had from Fieldhouse Nursery Primula x marginata 'Hyacinthia' was listed. No Web Site but Email info@field-house-alpines.fsbusiness.co.uk  or phone 01159830278. The nursery address is Leake Road, Gotham, Nottinghamshire NG11 0JN.