Primula in 2010

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14) Primula, Dodecatheon, Androsace and other Primulaceae

My first primrose of the season is open. This is Primula 'Windrush'. Primula 'Freedom' and P. marginata are showing colour...this is at least 2 weeks early.

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Lori S. (not verified)

Mon, 04/12/2010 - 6:29pm

Not sure why I'm showing this shamefully gnarly old Primula marginata... I guess only because it started blooming earlier than ever before this year.  I first photographed flowers on it April 7th - the last week of April is the more usual bloom time!  (Guess I should really take cuttings from this old thing and start it over...) 

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Trond Hoy

Mon, 04/12/2010 - 11:52pm
Skulski wrote:

Not sure why I'm showing this shamefully gnarly old Primula marginata... I guess only because it started blooming earlier than ever before this year.  I first photographed flowers on it April 7th - the last week of April is the more usual bloom time!  (Guess I should really take cuttings from this old thing and start it over...) 

I like your "gnarly old" Primula marginata!
Have few of this kind of Primula, the woodland species are better here.

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Todd Boland

Tue, 04/13/2010 - 4:49am

Lori, I take cuttings or replant deeper, my marginata on a regular basis as they are prone to becoming knarly.  My 'Freedom' has the same affliction.

Trond, my denticulata are just starting to expand their leaves...it will be some weeks before I see flowers.

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Todd Boland

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 4:55pm

A testiment to my late spring...P. hirsuta is still in full bloom.  First truly woodland primula are starting...such as P. jesoana.

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Lori S. (not verified)

Thu, 06/03/2010 - 9:31pm

A few from here:
1) Primula saxatilis, with its green eyes.  These are last year's seedlings.
2) Primula x juliana 'Allure', a little droopy after the snow.
3) Primula 'Jay Jay', starting to bloom.

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Trond Hoy

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 11:37am

Still snowing, Lori? Seems that the flowers do well anyway.
Here's one  small native Primula. It is only 4cm tall with farinose leaves.

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Lori S. (not verified)

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 11:55am

No snow since May 29th here - things are looking up!  (Mind you, we did have snow on June 4th last year... )

That's a charming little primrose... reminds me of our little native ones (which I admit I've only seen rarely!)

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Richard T. Rodich

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 3:32pm

From a Chapter member's garden.  Seedlings, she tells me, from who knows what. 
The Birds have remove most of her tags!

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Lori S. (not verified)

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 3:51pm

Nice!  The second one seems to be Primula sieboldii, or close to it.

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Trond Hoy

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 12:11pm

Primula belongs to the spring, however this seedling of unknown species (Primula sp from Himalaya, Chadwell seeds) sown this spring is a bit early in flowering. Flowers partly damaged by heavy rain two days ago.

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Lori S. (not verified)

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 7:19pm

Very nice!  A little reminder of spring.