Primulas 2012

[Martinr]

Ron, your's is P japonica. As you can see in Giles' pictures P pulverulenta is farinose up the flower stem and even heavy rain doesn't wash it all off.

[ronm]

Thank you Martin. 

[Diane Clement]

P pulverulenta is farinose

hence the name 

[Martinr]

hence the name 

Clever clogs 

[ViggoU]

Hello! Here is a picture of Primula glutinosa. It's a lovely little primula. I think this one is a bit darker than other images I have seen.

[Giles]

 

[Giles]

P.miyabeana
P.palmata
Assorted candelabras

[Claire Cockcroft]

It's candelabra time in the garden.  The first photo is P. prolifera and P. burmanica and various hybrids.  The second is my first P. florindae bloom of the season.  Many others are waiting in the wings for some warmer weather, I think. The rest are hybrids, including one with nice farina.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Here are a couple of additional primulas.  The first came as P. waltonii from the American Primrose Society seed exchange.  I'm not sure if the name is correct.  The second was given to me under the moniker P. aff. septemloba and looks correct.

[Giles]

Claire,
Is it very fragrant? (is it an alpicola?)

[Claire Cockcroft]

Giles, your question sent me out in the garden sniffing primulas!  The primula has a delightfully sweet odor, but I can't tell if it's alpicola, because the P. alpicola plants I've raised from various seed exchange seeds all smell different.     The odor most matches one I raised from seed as P. ioessa.

[fredg]

I picked this plant up at ther garden centre a few weeks ago.
It was in the clearance section ( cheap  ) just because it had a few old leaves browned at the edges.
More interesting than eye-catching  .
Now I have a few healthy large plants to split later this year

Primula Francesca

Errrrrrrrrm this plant is still in full flower 
Certainly getting my money's worth out of this one

[olegKon]

Tiny Primula gemmifera

[Carlo]

Fred,

That's our girl! P. 'Francesca' has one of the longest seasons of interest of any primula I've grown. Enjoy!

[ViggoU]

A little beauty who grows in the botanical garden in Tromsø