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Maggi Young

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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #45 on: March 21, 2009, 01:17:45 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on March 16, 2009, 09:19:58 PM
Some of the others may have come from Susan Tindall at Timpany Nursery-I can't check which because her Web Site domain looks as though it has been given up-anyone know what is happening there?


Susan's web address is now http://www.timpanynurseries.com/ ...you may have been trying the old one?
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #46 on: March 21, 2009, 07:07:26 PM »
Thanks for that Maggi. I don't know what happened but the Link I had saved to my Favourites came up with 'this domain is now available'-or words to that effect. I've just checked it again and it works fine now!!
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #47 on: March 21, 2009, 07:46:18 PM »
A few more Primulas from the greenhouse today:-

Primula allionii 'Archer'

Primula marginata 'Barbara Clough'- named I'm told for the wife of the late Brian Clough, football manager of some renown (Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Hartlepool United, Brighton, and very briefly Leeds United) and father of Nigel Clough who has the misfortune to currently manage Derby County.

One I am really rather proud of, and by the way, the flower is a much darker, velvety blue, than my camera is capable of showing. The original plant was grown from seed, given to me as Primula marginata seed in 2005 and sown that year and the plant shown is an offset from the original. I still have the original plant which at present I am keeping in a shady part of the greenhouse in the hope that it might be in a reasonable state to Show next Saturday. I'm not sure if there is a 'naming convention' for Primulas but I have given it a 'pet' name of 'Kirstie Anne' for my daughter.

Primula marginata 'Caerulea', one of my favourite marginatas.





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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #48 on: March 21, 2009, 08:01:48 PM »
So many beauties. They brighten my early autumn morning, on which it is heavily drizzling. But I have 2 new catalogues to go through today. Some comfort, after a thrashing by India's fine cricketers yesterday.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #49 on: March 22, 2009, 09:39:48 AM »
A weird petiolarid.
Primula sinuata.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #50 on: March 22, 2009, 09:46:24 PM »
Weird?
Very pretty colour and wide white throat.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #51 on: March 24, 2009, 12:27:42 AM »
Great plants everyone. Here is something flowering in the garden today

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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #52 on: March 24, 2009, 01:35:21 PM »
flowering this morning - Primula 'Gigha'.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #53 on: March 25, 2009, 08:21:25 PM »
Another batch of Primulas from the greenhouse today:-

The first one is a little Primula pubescens I've grown from seed sown in December 2007 and flowering for the first time. For my records it is Seedling No. 3. Very pretty I think, and well worth persevering with.
Primula pubescens 'Mrs JH Wilson'
Primula x allionii 'Wharfedale Ling'
Primula marginata 'Fred Salter'
Primula 'Lindum Heavenly'
Primula marginata 'Kesslering's Variety'
Primula marginata 'Dwarf Form'



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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #54 on: March 25, 2009, 08:23:05 PM »
P. marginata 'Fred Salter' is a nice deep shade, David. Not one I know.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #55 on: March 25, 2009, 08:26:39 PM »
David, no. 3  nice seedling.
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #56 on: March 25, 2009, 08:43:19 PM »
I'm with Maggi on this......'Fred Salter'
- something delicate and airy about it.
(and I think it is time to take down the 'more enthusiasm than skill' banner!!)
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #57 on: March 26, 2009, 10:45:59 AM »
Maggi, Primula marginata 'Fred Salter' , as far as I remember was from Susan Tindall at Timpany Nurseries http://www.timpanynurseries.com/  Susan has a cracking selection of Primulas.

Thanks Michael.

Giles, so much to learn, so much to grow, so little time left to do it all well!! ;D
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David Nicholson
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #58 on: March 26, 2009, 08:13:43 PM »
Flowering now, Primula 'Clarence Elliot'
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Re: Primulas - March.
« Reply #59 on: March 26, 2009, 08:47:02 PM »
Quote from: Roma on March 26, 2009, 08:13:43 PM
Flowering now, Primula 'Clarence Elliot'

Roma, your Clarence E is a beauty!
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