Primulas 2012

[Lesley Cox]

Davey, you may be pleased to know that a plant of P. x Pubescens 'Harlow Carr' will frequently throw a double sport, just the same creamy colour, delicately washed with pale pink. It's very pretty.

[Giles]

Primula sieboldii cultivars
'Cherubim'
'Senyuu'
'Sangoguko'

[ChrisB]

A few auriculas just coming into bloom now:

[Lina Hesseling]

Lovely, perfect flowers, Chris.

Lina.

[ChrisB]

Thank you Lina.  I just love them, they are amazing to me every year....

[Maggi Young]

  I just love them, they are amazing to me every year....

They are great flowers:  just looking at 'Blue Chip' to see the quite extraordinary marking and colouring.... it is captivating

[ashley]

Those are exquisite Chris.  Such rich colours.

[ChrisB]

Its so easy to get hooked on these amazing flowers.  I've had to tell myself that I'm not going to get any more as I can't look after the ones I've got now properly.  There are always a couple of specialist nurseries at the Harrogate Flower Show with loads of new ones so I have to build up my resistance before I go....

[Lesley Cox]

And such a delicious perfume too.
Chocolate is very good for building resistance to other addictions.

[ChrisB]

So I'll tuck into my Easter Egg then Lesley knowing its good for me.....

[daveyp1970]

Davey, you may be pleased to know that a plant of P. x Pubescens 'Harlow Carr' will frequently throw a double sport, just the same creamy colour, delicately washed with pale pink. It's very pretty.

Cheers Lesley you a star for naming it for me.Any guesses for the name of this little one,on the label it says Primula beaulry white.

Primula marginata

Primula cortusoides

[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

[daveyp1970]

That is lovely Fred

[David Nicholson]

Dave, going from your label it is probably 'Bewerley White' in the x pubescens group. In "Primulas-The Complete Guide" by the late Mary Robinson she says "This was the name given to a batch of seedlings, so there are several variations on the theme. The plant  most commonly available as 'Bewerley White' is pin-eyed and has quite compact leaves well pwdered in farina and loose heads of creamy flowers on 4" (10cm) stems.

Mary Robinson's book was first published in 1990 with a re-print in 1994, published by Crowood and though obviously out of date is still a very useful book. I wish someone would write another like it.

[ChrisB]

£6 on Abe Books.  I may just invest in one David....