March in the garden
By Bjs
- 3 Mar, 2011
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Primula 'Stradbrook Satin Rose' bred this one about 8 years back another of my little treasures
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That is a lovely one Bjs
3 Mar, 2011
Beautiful variety and colour displaying like rubies.
3 Mar, 2011
lulu there is a difference these would rot in the open garden there ancesters would be growing on the side of a mountain where water would roll off them
3 Mar, 2011
How come mine don't rot? Or revert as I was told they would? I have some amazing coloures and they are all doing well, except that I most certainly need to divide them!
3 Mar, 2011
lulu what have i done,There is know way i can explain beyond the very basics on GOY .All Primroses,Primulas & Auricles grow wild on all the continents of the world except Australasia,they have developed to suit there environment over millions of years,some on barren dry ground and are usually very small, others live in wet boggy ground and are much larger,up to 3ft in height,
and many intermediate sizes,to flourish they need the conditions they were used to in the wild.your plants derive from our wild primrose so it figures if they grow in the hedge rows around you they will grow in your garden.There are as many as 500 known species in the wild and several thousand hybrids bred from them ,one of which is in the picture above,In some cases it is possible to breed useing two different species within the Primula family and thats how a lot of the hybrids occur.
I am stopping now i hope that gives a little insight into what is quite a complex plant.
3 Mar, 2011
Lovely colour.
3 Mar, 2011
thanks for that Bjs!!
4 Mar, 2011
Its a beauty!!
4 Mar, 2011
Another distinguished member of the Stradbrook family. It positively glows
5 Mar, 2011
Wow ! I had never seen so much blooms in a single plant.I too have primulas but never have such a grand bloom.What should be the problem Bjs?
6 Mar, 2011
Camilla
What sort of primulas grow in your garden,i find it difficult answer,as i said to lulu there are so many different ones .The ones i grow would not survive above 30c so can not imagain yours are the same as mine.
Do you have a photo to post even without flowers might give me an idea what you have,and we could go from there.
6 Mar, 2011
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Pretty in pink! Looks good with the grey stones. I see some in my garden need dividing after they've flowered!
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