Primula 2016

[David Nicholson]

Does anyone know of a supplier please, or at least someone who might be prepared to part with a rooted offset, of Primula x 'Sid Skelton'.

[Maggi Young]

Worth trying Graeme and Hilary at Rumbling Bridge, I think.

[David Nicholson]

It's possible Maggi but it's not on their list, I've dropped Hilary a mail.

[Mark Griffiths]

a few allioniis -

Anne, then a Brian Burrow one which only came with a number, and finally Jan which is the darkest one I have. Anyone know what ever became of the true Crowsley?

[Graeme]

a few allioniis -

Anne, then a Brian Burrow one which only came with a number, and finally Jan which is the darkest one I have. Anyone know what ever became of the true Crowsley?

some good looking plants there Mark  - Anne is my favorite

[ruweiss]

It is so nice to have so many primula freaks at the forum and to see,
that the good old cultivars are still in cultivation.
Primula X Ute is a P. marginata hybrid with huge flowers raised by Gerd Stopp.
Some pictures from today:

    Primula X Ute
    Pr. all. Pfaffenteich
    Pr. all. Royal Snow
    Pr. all. Tony

[Roma]

Does anyone know of a supplier please, or at least someone who might be prepared to part with a rooted offset, of Primula x 'Sid Skelton'.

I did have it for a few years but no longer.  I bought it from Ian Christie before he stopped selling plants at the SRGC shows.

[Philip Walker]

P. allionii 'Mrs Dyas'
P. 'Clarence Elliott'
P. allionii 'Pinkie'

[Mark Griffiths]

Hate to say it Philip - that last one isn't Pinkie. Pinkie is different colour and shape. It's a truer pink than most and has a long tube. It's also tiny and a complete pig to grow. Here's mine from a few years back

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8426.15

I thought I'd lost mine but I seem to have a mislabelled cutting that has just flowered.

What you have looks to me more like Primula allionii Apple Blossom x Hartside No 12

[Mark Griffiths]

Here's Primula Apple Blossom x Hartside No 12

[Philip Walker]

Mark-I got mine at our AGS group meeting.If it's still in flower on Thursday I'll take it to this months meeting to see if I can get a name.Looking forward to Thursday,we have Rob Potterton talking about his years at the nursery.

[David Nicholson]

I did have it for a few years but no longer.  I bought it from Ian Christie before he stopped selling plants at the SRGC shows.

Thanks for that Roma, I'll drop Ian a line and see if he still has it. Rumbling Bridge don't have it.

[David Nicholson]

Thank you Sue, Maggi and David. First of all I apologize myself for my very late response. I simply forgot my question and have found your replies only today. My guilt.
Well, the colour of flowers on my plant is darker than all your examples (they are so dark, indeed), the name Fritz Kummert is however sure much nearer to truth than Joan Hughes. I got that plant many years ago from an Austrian friend, so the name Fritz Kummert could be probable. Such problems arise simply from a fact that some people rise plants from seed of a hybrid and its seedlings distribute on under the same name. In each case it is however a great help for me.

More information about Primula 'Fritz Kummert' the following extract is from a NAPS publication 'Primula Allionii Forms and Hybrids' by Bob Archdale and David Richards (just as a by-the-way Primula allionii 'Jackie Richards was raised by David Richards and named for his wife I think).

""Fritz Kummert: Raised in Austria by Fritz Kummert by crossing 'Joan Hughes' with 'Crowsley' and then crossing a resulting seedling back to 'Crowsley'. The result is a plant similar to 'Crowsley' but more vigorous and easier to grow. The pin-eyed funnel shaped flowers are of a similar colour to 'Crowsley but more intense and are in clusters similar to 'Joan Hughes'. The foliage is green and cushion forming. It is a desirable plant and received a preliminary commendation in 1992""

[David Nicholson]

Cheers for the edit above Maggi.

Some more Primulas from the greenhouse today. Some of them needed a couple more warmish days to open properly but as we shall be away for most of the next seven days I didn't want to miss photographing them for my records.

Primula 'Maria Talbot'
P. 'Alice Collins'
P. 'Lindum Lavender Mist'
P. 'Lindum Moonlight'
P' 'Wharfedale Superb'

[Graeme]

Lindum Lavender Mist is rather nice