2014 is running away with the garden.

Never heard of that magnolia Scotsgran - isn't it fantastic? Very desirable. There don't seem to be many suitable for smaller gardens so I googled it - consensus seems to be it grows to 3m. Your prims are lovely too.

I think it said 1.5m in 10 years Steragram so I'm happy with that. It is apparently a x with M.soulangea. The scent is heavenly. I love all of my primulas but that Deep Mrs Wilson is a stunner. It was a seedling gift from a goy friend.

lovely Is the unknown prim actually Dodecatheon [shooting star] ?

Hi Scotsgran .. Lovely primulas there :o)

All looking great Scotsgran, it's good to know your finding time to catch up with the garden.
Obviously the Primulas are all super, you know I love them all. Have never heard of P. rusbyi before, nice colour.
Just showed mum your Magnolia, she says it's gorgeous and still peeved I didn't buy one ;) Although where she wanted me too put it, goodness only knows! Nice combo with the Hellebore and Primula.

I will take another photo when it opens more fully Sbg. which might show the typical swept back petals of a Dodecatheon. I'll update it asap. You will need to bring your mum down to sniff it Scottish then she can enjoy it with me. Thank you Tt. My favourite is definitely the P. 'Deep Mrs Wilson'. It is a beautiful colour.

They all look lovely, I don't have a Magnolia as also no room, yours is lovely as are the primulas, no better place for spending time than in the garden no matter what the reason is, lol, I hope you enjoyed yourself....

Scotsgran agree with Seaburn girl, Dodecatheon Media Alba it looks like the leaves always collapse in the sun.
You were nearly right it is Primulace.

Thank you Sbg and Bjs I just noticed Spritzhenry had added a pic of that Dodecatheon. I think I planted one? It is sunny today so maybe the petals will go back. I thought the Dodecatheon would have been taller. Interesting point about the leaves drooping in the sun. I was thinking I would need to dig it up and inspect the roots for vine weevil. Linclass if having an aching all over feeling is enjoying oneself then yes I did. I managed to fill 6 very packed wheelie bins full of debris so that has made a big difference. I looked up Pruning magnolias to see if it would be possible to keep the magnolia to a manageable size but pruning is not recommended. When I bought it Scottish did suggest rubbing off the lower buds so that it would look more like a standard small tree than a large bush. I'm still thinking about it.

Quite a scary decision, that - let us know if you decide to go for it!

I will wait till it stops flowering Steragram and then I probably will rub off the one branch bud which then gives me a short stem. I managed to get a photo of the ?primula today. It is indeed Dodecatheon meadia album. Bjs was kind enough to say it was of the Primula family and I can now tell you it's common name is 'White flowered American cowslip' and it has an AGM so should be hardy here.