Primula 2014

[arisaema]

There's just not enough of interest in this particular area to justify a trip back, I'm afraid... Went here hoping to find Eranthis albiflora, but have found no sign of it so far. I'll try a different side of the mountain tomorrow, fingers crossed!

[Mike Ireland]

David / Martin
The two photos show Primula marginata White Linda Pope.
The first photo shows the petals not fully expanded, they have a faint creamy tinge at this stage but when fully developed they are nearly pure white.
My original plant was given to me by Joe Elliott just before he closed the nursery near Moreton-in-the-Marsh.

Mike

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Mike, if that one isn't spot-on nothing is

[Martin Baxendale]

Lovely, Mike. It has the same kind of foliage as Linda Pope as well, with quite large and widely spaced toothing.

[ruweiss]

Pr. allionii Pfaffenteich and 2 big flowered hybrids from G. Stopp
Ute and Riesenblüte (Giant Flower)

[Jane]

Here are three of my Primulas from the garden this week, 'David Valentine', 'Don Keefe' and 'Innisfree' 

[Maggi Young]

Quality trio there, Jane.   'Don Keefe' is such a cheerful colour  does anyone know who "he " was?

[David Nicholson]

.......................... 'Don Keefe' is such a cheerful colour  does anyone know who "he " was?

Maybe a clue in this?

http://www.amazon.com/American-Primrose-Quarterly-Primroses-Including/dp/B009091VX2/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396287807&sr=1-7

Lovely Primroses Jane

[Maggi Young]

Oh yes, David-  that's surely a big hint:  American Primrose Society Quarterly Winter Issue 1990 Vol.48 No.1 Primroses Including Primula Juliae - Sakata... by Editors Including Don Keefe (1990)
There was a good photo from Luit at a Lisse Show in 2009
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1315.365   


(I know Primula 'David Valentine' is elatior x juliae. Grown by  botany Prof. at  Durham Univ. of that name  and  kept going and named by Judy Burrows. (read that from John Richards)
and the delightful 'Innisfree ' is one of Joe Kenedy's Irish primulas, developed with Pat Fitzgerald. )

edit : from http://www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk/adv_fh_PDF_16MAR2014.pdf

‘DON KEEFE’  A new variety of polyanthus with attractive glowing, orange-red flowers and a neat
eye similar to that of a cowichan polyanthus.
This primula was raised at Field House Nursery fromBarnhaven seed and propagated by Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers.

- and, I think we may safely assume, named for Don Keefe becasue of his American Primrose Society connections 

[Philip Walker]

No matter how many times I try,I just can't capture the colour of this,
Primula 'Lismore Jewell'

[David Nicholson]

Philip, nice one, at least you got it in focus, I don't always!

Some more of mine from today:-

An old Primula marginata cultivar- Primula marginata 'Sharpe's Variety' which Mary Robinson says is identical to Pritchard's Variety.

Primula marginata 'Lilac Form' another old cultivar, a seedling from 'Beamish'

Primula marginata 'Beverley Reid'

Primula marginata 'El Bolton'. This is sometimes seen as Earle Bolton; L Bolton and I've even seen it as Eel Bolton. It was originally found by Alec Stubbs of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales (the raiser of the Wharfedale series of Primulas) on an old rock garden planted by Backhouse of York in the 1920's.

Primula 'Mrs Peggy Wilson'an old allionii x hirsuta

[Lesley Cox]

I have high hopes that among the many vulgaris and juliana type primroses from my Barnhaven seedlings, there will be some like 'Barn Hall Blue.' An Australian friend has one too, called 'Blue Ribbon,' a wonderful mat-forming plant, covered with a sheet of clean blue when I saw it.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Primula auricula 'Mauve Mist' was looking particularly good yesterday !

To stay on the "foggy" subject    : P. 'Aire Mist'

P. marginata x allionii 'The Best' is quite good as well !

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Luc, I haven't seen 'The Best' before.

By the way in my last post (reply 160 ) third picture down I posted a pic of Primula marginata 'Beverley Reid' when I should have posted P. m. 'Barbara Clough'. 'Barbara Clough' is below.

Primula marginata 'Barbara Clough' said to be named for the wife of the late football manager Brian Clough

[K-D Keller]

It is Primula allionii time in my garden now 

P. a. "Stephen"
P. a. "Maria Talbot"
P. a. "Crusader"
Last picture left P. a. "Aire Mist" and right "Snowcup"