Is it just me?

Looks remarkably like an Auricula to me , too. If * and * are who I think they are, I've had problems with them too, and they got quite snotty with me when I had a moan. I DID get my money back though. Yes, no, I mean, like, well yes, I agree, it's d....d annoying.
Bbb

My gripe is with people who say "different to..." - it's "diiferent FROM..."

And misuse of apostrophes drives me nuts.

No, no, no, no, no, no...... yes :o)

Ok Jim.

:o) No, no, no, no, no parking is allowed in the upper field. :o)

Lol

Yes, quite agree Wagger. I've finally but only just after fighting for a couple of months, received a refund from p*****s (yus me lady), yes that company. They sent me Spanish bluebells that should have been English in autumn 2008. So it wasn't until spring this year that I noticed their mistake. Apart from having to dig them all up again (they were in my wildflower area which I wanted as native/natural as possible) its just hassle but don't be put off if your'e not satisfied and complain!........ humph! I feel better now :)

Do love a good complain - go in gently at first then if not satisfied change to a size 12 boot.

Complain....it always does me good ! Lol. I hate the way people start to tell you something and keep punctuating it with "yeah?" Its horrible !

Sorry Wagger, I've always been good at English but um ..you know.... I've like.... forgotten how the....y'know what I mean.... thingies....oh yes, apostrophes should go in some instances. That brain cell must have expired, how about giving us a lesson!

Well, it does replace letters as in "y'know" and "I've" so you're not doing to badly, Lily.

and what about compared to as opposed to compared with. and effect and affect. ooh the list is endless.

now i have found P.....s to be excellent. i had a problem with lilies and they replaced them plus free bulbs back in November. when they still didnt emerge by june they refunded me with out any problem.

it does look like a P auricula. start off asking if there could have been a mix up. the foliage of candelabra are not as crinkly as normal primroses but not as smooth or pale as auriculas.

The replacing letters bit is easy Wagger, it's the other bit - is it called the possessive use which seems a bit inconsistent? I always thought it came after the "s" but see it used otherwise. Maybe they are the ones (is that correct?) that are wrong!

If something belongs to, e.g. many flowers, then the apostrophe comes afterwards, i.e. the flowers' petals.

If that something belongs to just one flower, it would be written as the flower's petals.

~~~
An item belonging to "it" does not have an apostrophe...
for instance, The car lost its petrol.

Use the apostrophe, i.e. it's, when you are abbreviating it is

i.e. It is sunny today = It's sunny today.

Here endeth today's grammar lesson. Lol.
Happy gardening....:o)

Thanks TT that clears that up then. It's the plural bit had me confused, it's a long time since I did English 'O' level! Hope I shall go to the top of the class now, please let me know if I slip up in any of my efforts on here!!

Gold star for the above comment Lily2.... no errors. Lol. :o)

Look's .... oh sorry, start again...
Looks like an auricula to me aswell. I would so let them know about it.
Ahh ! No I can't talk like modern people sorry.

And as my grandfather used to say (with tongue firmly in cheek) - "never use a preposition to end a sentence with"

Oh, I like that!

My 'ead hurts....

.