Primulas 2012

[ronm]

Thank you Diane and David, for both the name and the advice. Much appreciated.

[wolfgang vorig]

Primula halleri and Primula venusta

[ChrisB]

Lovely Wolfgang

[Lesley Cox]

Then is this one also frondosa? I grew it from seed as modesta. It is less blue than Ron's but perhaps not quite so pink as here. I've also grown what appears to be the same, from seed as P. monroi ssp yargongensis, not at all similar to what I had years ago from Inshriach as yargongensis.

[ChrisB]

Whatever it turns out to be, Lesley, its a lovely thing.  So much flower on it!

[daveyp1970]

Lesley superb Primula

[hadacekf]

Wonderfull primula, but no P. frondosa.

[Armin]

Having failed in repeated attempts to grow 'proper' primulas I have been amusing myself by sowing the seed from 2 unidentified polyanthus rescued from an overgrown bed in Treborth Botanic Garden. The variation in the progeny is wonderful. Photos attached of the more extreme seedlings from 2009. The plants are open pollinated but the parents are reasonably isolated from the primroses now rampant in my garden.
1. seed parent
2. pollen parent?
3. seedling 1. Almost P. veris
4. seedling 2. Red polyanthus
5. seedling 3. Red primrose

Is the red flush to the pedicels & calyces significant genetically?
Erle
Anglesey

Erle,
lovely primula hybrids. It is many times quite surprising to see the results of 'open pollinated' seeds. Bees & Co. do a wunderful work many times.
I can't answer your question but I think this is a natural variation (pedicels) within i.e. P. veris.

[Lesley Cox]

This was my primula in the winter last year. I had the other name on it as the plants were the same but from different sources. Then the second picture is a seedling from the one above and the third is the one above as it looks currently, going towards winter. I'd really like to know its true name. I'm sure it's not a rarity and can't believe that someone won't know for sure, what it is. PLEASE!

[David Nicholson]

Wonderfull primula, but no P. frondosa.

Franz, does this refer to Lesley's plant please? What would you say it was?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Have some flowering Primula's from last week ...but I see I have problems to attach the pictures 
And in the meanwhile also found why .....
 

[hadacekf]

David,
 I am sorry,  I can currently see no image in the new forum. I hope it will soon be possible again.

[ronm]

Franz, if you do one click on the red cross where the picture used to be, the picture reappears in its larger form. Magic!

[David Nicholson]

Doesn't work for me Ron.

[ronm]

Really? Just one left click on the red cross.
Does a picture that is there dissapear for you when you click on it? Then come back when you click on the cross?

Edit - I seems to work on most for me but not all.