Primulas: May.

[Giles]

Primula kisoana
Primula reidii
Primula japonica
Primula lilacina

[Giles]

Primula bellidifolia
Primula chungensis
Primula aureata

[Giles]

The P.reidii smells very nice 

[David Nicholson]

You've really got these going now Giles, some lovely stuff.

[Giles]

Thanks, David.
The P.reidii is a right little '******'
I've tried growing it for ages, and this is the first time one's lasted long enough to flower. (They usually die in their first Summer).
They flop if the temp goes much over 20 C, but if you try to raise the humidity to keep them going, those soft hairy leaves just rot.
It's one for the 'Northern Counties' ( ) 

[Lesley Cox]

It does well here but in full and perpetual shade. Max summer temp 35C, min winter temp -6C and about 600mm rain per year, mostly from late autumn to early spring. Almost none in summer.

[Giles]

The magic touch!! 

[Ragged Robin]

Giles, your May primulas are looking gorgeous - for me the Primula kisoana (colour) and Primula reidii (scent) Primula chungensis (unusual colour combination) are especially attractive.  I look forward to seeing more...keep us posted 

[David Nicholson]

Quite late in comparison to my other European Primulas but nontheless very welcome is Primula pubescens 'Apple Blossom' a lovely form.

[Lesley Cox]

Very pretty David but I've yet to see an apple tree with blossom that colour!

[David Nicholson]

Yes Lesley, I had the same thought and wondered if I had a mis-named plant. I did a search on the Web and found one at this nursery that seems to be the same colour as my plant.

http://www.angusplants.co.uk/10%20primula%20species.htm

[ichristie]

Hi Giles, your primulas are super and I like the lilacina, you must be a lot warmer than here as ours are still in tight bud,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Giles]

Thankyou for the compliments, Ian !
I think the P.lilacina has a great future in the garden, as it seems to be a tough little plant.

[Lesley Cox]

David, I wasn't doubting your 'Appleblossom,' (and yours is closer to that colour than theirs) just being my usual cynical self. But their info for 'Harlow Carr is not quite correct and I don't think the picture is either. It is creamy white certainly but with a very distinct pink flushing at the edges, with large, ruffled flowers. There's no mistaking it.

Oddly, 'Harlow Carr' turned up recently in an ID query thread, from Rodger in BC. He had it as 'Harpur Crewe' but couldn't find a reference. Easy to see how the name could have been mangled, but he said it had also been around in Canada as - 'Appleblossom.'

[Giles]

Primula scandinavica (P.scotica was alot brighter and darker)
Primula algida
Primula recubariensis (x2)