Primula unknown

[Hoy]

Not from this spring but last: An unknown Primula probably of Chris Chadwell seed.
Anybody knows what it could be?

[John Richards]

Hello Trond,
An interesting plant! I am not surprised that your photo has been viewed so many times but no-one has provided the answer! I also do not have the answer, and without a definite location for the plant, it is difficult to be sure. However if it is from Chadwell in recent years, the chances are it is from central or east Nepal. I do have a very tentative suggestion. Thirty years ago I grew a plant from Nepalese seed under the name P. spathulifolia and it was figured in 'Primula'. I am posting this picture again. It is quite like your plant but with farinose leaves, but it grew under glass, not outside in wet Norway! The leaves have prickly ends in both, but yours has rounder leaf ends.

[Hoy]

John, thank you for your comments! Your plant is somewhat similar but not quite, as you say. if my plant has survived the last winter's dry cold weather I'll show more pictures.

[TheNorm]

Hello everyone,

Rescued this Primula from work a couple of days ago.  Essentially it was growing in a batch of Colegrave seed very yellow Primroses, where it stood out like a sore thumb, being both a Polyanthus and somewhat orange/red in colour. 

I've been on Colegraves website and the closest thing that they are listing on there is P. 'Don Keefe', but having checked it on Edrom's website, my plant looks far less red.  The pictures attached are pretty true to the colour of my plant.

Any ideas if I have a named variety, a seed range variable, or just a pot luck charmer?

Lovely plant and I'm very happy with it, just always like to put a name to these things.

Thanks,


Lewis

[Giles]

Lewis,
I attach a photograph of my own 'Don Keefe'.
It has a very small 'eye' in the centre of the flower (unlike yours).
There aren't many named polyanthus around, so yours is probably unique...

[TheNorm]

Thanks Giles,

You're quite right.  All of the other picture I've seen of it are similar to yours and definitely not like mine.  Perhaps it is a parent of my plant?!  Regardless, I like it and plan to grow it on.

Thanks,


Lewis

[ChrisB]

Have this primula in a sink, but I've forgotten its name.  Can anyone help please?

[Maggi Young]

Not sure how true the colour is in your pic, Christine, but if it is more lilac-pink then it may be Primula x miniera 'Joan Hughes'

[ChrisB]

Hi Maggi,

Here is a scan I just did.  When I hold the flower up to the screen, this is very close to the colour of the plant.  Foliage is a bit like an auricula, though not as large.  Must be a cultivar of some sort I reckon.  And probably not as unusual as the one you mention, I'm not sure if I got it from Ron McBeath or not.  Flowers in racemes and looks very attractive just now.

[David Shaw]

Try looking at pictures of Primula hirsuta, Chris.

[ChrisB]

thanks David, I will.