Author Topic: Primula seed available. (Read 2886 times)

Giles · « **on:** February 16, 2009, 10:21:57 AM »

I've alot of primula seed available. I've sown all I have room for, and don't know what to do with the rest.
Some of it is a year old, but it has been in a sealed box in the fridge with silica gel, so should be ok.
Includes 'candelabras', European alpine species, 'maximo', apoclita, nana and bhutanica.
It's easiest for me to 'unload' it in as few (large) lots as possible.
If you can help, please let me know.

sippa · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:01:43 PM »

Hi Giles,
I would love some primula seed. I have been looking for petiolarids for a long time. I send you an e-mail . It would be great if you have some left.

Marianne gardening in Vermont USA

Giles · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:29:40 PM »

I'm afraid the P.bhutanica and P.nana have been claimed, but there's plenty of seed of a wide range of other species still.
Have managed 3 continents so far!

Ulla Hansson · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:37:35 PM »

Hi Giles,
It would be very nice with some Primula seeds, if there are still some left.
I send an email to you.
Ulla

Giles · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2009, 05:56:00 PM »

The first lot has gone off in the post, so the UK people might get theirs towards the end of the week, Austria/Sweden/Denmark next week, and Canada and New Zealand the week after that.
If it helps, this is what's left (some of the names have been changed,and others are synonyms, and then there are the hybrids, I know)
gemmifera,macrophylla, elatior meyeri, mistassinica, nevadensis, viscosa, hirsuta, integrifolia, luteola,farinosa, vialii, mollis, laurentiana, villosa, bulleyana, glutinosa, capitata, algida, minima, villosa, alpicola, burmanica, latifolia, chionantha, kewensis, rusbyi, prolifera, auriculata, verticillata, secundiflora, vulgaris, reidii, polyneura, beesiana, sikkimensis, grandis, cortusoides, prenantha, elatior, denticulata, malacoides, sieboldii, carniolica, obconica, firmipes, involucrata,cernua.

Giles · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2009, 10:05:15 AM »

Even spreading the P.reidii as thinly as reasonably possible, I'm afraid there is no more of this species left.

Giles · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2009, 11:10:44 PM »

My local group has picked from the remainder, and I'm going to ditch the rest now.

PS A kind forumist offered a home for it in the end!!!!

Giles · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2009, 11:35:11 PM »

Another success for the forum:
Seed arrived (except for North America

not exactly a surprise).
On course to fill the world with Primulas by 2030

Giles

Maggi Young · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2009, 11:43:27 PM »

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On course to fill the world with Primulas by 2030

That wouldn't be a bad idea....... it is such a shame that primulas do not do as well here as they once did.... weather changes are too much for them, it seems. Still a few able to cope, thank goodness ....if I had to go without the scent of Primula florindae in the summer I'd be very sad.

Giles · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2009, 12:53:14 PM »

I've a couple of packets of freshly harvested P.nana seed from my own plants, surplus to that I'm sending to the exchange.
The parents were both blue.
Let me know if you would like it.
Giles

PS seed now all gone.

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