Dear Primrose Lovers: I have started a group just for sharing pictures of primroses. Please DO NOT use the new group for discussion purposes. It exists only...
Dear primrose lovers: I've just taken on the volunteer position of updating the Home: Gardens: Associations: Perennials: Primroses and Home: Gardens: Plants:...
Hello everyone, The Berry Botanic Garden in Portland, Oregon is attempting to locate a source for P. auricula 'Snow Lady'. I have made inquires of primose ...
lunn
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Jul 8, 2003 11:57 pm
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Hi Jay, Sorry to say I have never seen or heard of the White Edged Auricula "Snow Lady", as you say I also wonder if it ever found its way over to the UK, I...
In 1996 I made a cross using pollen of Snow Lady which I was given at the annual spring show of the Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society in...
I have a lot of seedling polyanthus and acaulis primroses growing in pots. I would like to know about peoples successful use of fertilizers:concentrations,...
Hi Bryvista, I grow a few of the Primrose and Polyanthus types, over the years I have found they do best for me in my own mix of compost, I mix equal parts of...
Hi folks, Are any of you growing plants from Jurasek's seed? Several of the chinese Primula batches have given good germination but I think that the ID is...
I. Scott
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Jul 26, 2003 7:52 am
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Hello Ian, My Primula graminifolia (Jurasek 73/'02) didn't flower yet. Please, can you send me some photos, if you have a close-up picture of the plant and the...
HI Jozef, Will send you a close-up picture of the plant tommorow. Did a really silly thing this morning. Set up the plant in the greenhouse and then got...
I. Scott
IanScott@...
Jul 27, 2003 9:50 pm
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Hello Ian, I compared my Jurasek's plants with those of Holubec and I believe that Jurasek's N° 73 (Pr. graminifolia) is the same as Holubec's N° 296. ...
Hi Group, The following is an email I received today from Yahoo with regard to changes they are implementing on August the 7th this year, unless I have missed...
Hi Jozef Still unlucky with the flower picture. Will wait until another plant starts to bloom. There were only two flowers on the first plant and a slug ate ...
I. Scott
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Aug 1, 2003 8:47 pm
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Hi Jozef& Ian. I have been reading your letter's with interest,five plants of P.Bracteata germinated from Holubec collected seed,having been obtained from the...
Does anyone know anything about the culture of Primula suffrutescens? I have some seedlings that actually haven't turned yellow and faded away and look...
Hi Jozef and Brian Thanks for the photos of your "Primula graminifolia" which appears to be identical to what I am growing. The leaves on my biggest plant are...
I. Scott
IanScott@...
Aug 4, 2003 5:51 pm
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Greetings Primula Group, ... have some seedlings that actually haven't turned yellow and faded away and look healthy. Isn't there some mineral or something...
lunn
lunn@...
Aug 4, 2003 6:06 pm
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Hi Brian & Ian, I grow the 'ACE-1671' clone of Primula bracteata since 1995. I obtained the plant from Harry Jans. I keep my plant at the same conditions as...
Hi Jozef Thank you for the update on the naming of my Primula seed collected by Mr Holubec, they have now been re'labelled P. Henrici ,they seem to be coping...
Brian, The only thing ive found that has any effect at all on Red Spider here is "Polysect", you cant buy it now undiluted though, it comes ready mixed in a...
Hi All, Who posted the picture of P. minor in the Group's Misc photo file, taken at the Perth show? Do you know who showed the plant? Thanks, Pam Eveleigh...
Hi Ian, Jozef and Brian I've have returned from holidays and have been digesting all of the great information in your emails. Thanks you Jozef for forwarding...
Thanks Terry & Derek. I will try out your advise and see if either works for me,I use Polysect on aphids etc with good results. I am trying to find a 1 ltr...
Hi Brian, Yes, my Primulas are suffering from the extremely hot summer. We have the warmest summer since the independence of Belgium in 1830. The temperature...
Hi Jozef, The ID of Holubec's #299 cf calliantha is confirmed as P. pulchella. I sowed Jurasek's #71 calliantha and it looked identical to the H #299 as young...
Hello Brian, Terry and I recommended the same spray, the active ingredient (ai) in Polysect is bifenthrin, Talstar has the same ai but in the UK is available...
Hello Brian, As you say I have grown this in the past, I think it possible that Bob Archdale had one from me, many years ago now.It was not always fully double...
Hello Brian, According to the RHS Plant Finder online, P.modesta fl.pl. was last listed in 1999. My copy of the 1997/98 edition shows that Parham Bungalow...
Hello Brian I am working from memory but I think that Val Woolley had a strain of Modesta with a tendency to double. It might be worth contacting her Viv ...
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