Primula 2014

[mark smyth]

Thanks.

[Philip Walker]

P. x pubescens 'Deep Mrs Wilson'
P. x pubescens 'Boothman's Variety'

[ChrisB]

The friend who kindly gave me this two years ago thinks it is P. dryadifolia....

[David Nicholson]

The friend who kindly gave me this two years ago thinks it is P. dryadifolia....

Chris, I'm far from an expert but having looked in Richards I don't think it is. If you have Richards look at Plate 65. In his description (page 151) he says Leaf blades to 2 x 1.3cm, crenately toothed, tightly inrolled at the margin, thickly white or yellow-mealy underneath. Stems to 10cm, shorter in flower, bearing 1-5 flowers; Calyx purpleish to 12mm; Corolla rose-crimson with a darker or yellowish eye, saucer shaped to 25mm diameter.

[David Nicholson]

P. x pubescens 'Deep Mrs Wilson'
P. x pubescens 'Boothman's Variety'

Very nice Philip. We should converse about spare rooted offsets at re-potting time?

[Maggi Young]

Chris, I think it may be P. dubernardiana - have a looks at the plant and notes here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5303.msg148958#msg148958   - there are other pix of the plant in various show reports but this one conveniently has plenty foliage showing.

[ChrisB]

David the leaves do have a sort of farina on the reverse.  I did take a look at Richards which is why I posted here.  The flower colour is certainly different but I thought that wasn't so important.  I can't figure out how to work keys I guess...

[Maggi Young]

Christine, the leaves of your plant are too long to be dryadifolia - they would need to be short and quite chunky - to mimic a  dryas.  Flowers would also be several to a stem and have a reddish calyx. The flower has no yellow eye

Lovely close up from Pam Eveleigh in Primula World : http://www.primulaworld.com/PWWeb/gallery/slides/dryadifoliaPE1.html

Neat plant at the Perth Show : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1666.msg42235#msg42235

[Maggi Young]

Should have said - it 's full name is Primula bracteata subsp. dubernardiana

[ChrisB]

Going to speak to Mr Richards at our meeting Monday night.  I'll take my ipad to show him the pic for positive id will let you know what he tells me.

[Philip Walker]

David-I would think I have spares of those 2  knocking about somewhere.

[ChrisB]

Here's a better pic of the primula.  I'm wondering could it be P. bracteata perhaps?

[Maggi Young]

Here's a better pic of the primula.  I'm wondering could it be P. bracteata perhaps?

Straight P. bracteata is often yellow, with shorter leaves. Colour can vary, of course - but I think for the look of yours, colour, length of leaf etc, that P. bracteata dubernardiana is more likely.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017164

Jock will be able to tell you at your next meeting.

[ChrisB]

Tks Maggi.

[David Nicholson]

Getting down to the last few of my Primulas for this season:-

Primula marginata 'Johannes Hoeller'. Named for the late and much missed Forum member from Austria Hans Hoeller
With very dirty leaves Primula 'Venus'
Primula 'Delight'
I have two of these plants, both exactly the same, and both came to me labeled as Primula x pubescens 'Alba'. They're not of course and I doubt I shall ever find out what they are.