Genus: Primula

Oh oh, how lovely they look. Beautiful contrasting colours.

Wow...,that's cool ! They must really love where you planted them.

I loved this plant so much after seeing this pic that I have managed to order some seeds off Ebay!

Such a popular plant this year. I had one once-upon-a-time but it died unfortunately. I now feel inspired to try again.

Mine is still coming Up :)

This should be framed. It looks like stained glass with the window in the back. Very nice :)

Send them for a swim down a stream - they get new buds on them afterwards! Hehe - that's what mine did, anyway!

Iv these&their now coming up From their leafs :) I thought theyd died 2Yellowleaf but theyv returned?

Hi~ Unfortunatly I don't have many words of wisdom on this one, mine didn't re-surface this season.

These are really nice Nancy.

Lovely photo

That reminds me - I still haven't re-planted the one that got washed away last week - mainly becuse the steps have not been found so I can't get down to the bank. I shall have to abseil, I think!

Spectacular

Lovely specimen, looks so healthy

What a beauty

My Primeroses/Polyanthas want 2 keep flowering but im nipping off the buds now 2 put energy in2 the roots so it grows bigger :)

Chezs you star. Name a weed a wildflower and I can live with that :)

Hi Adrianfinland this is a cowslip wild flower not weed in other people garden....chezs

I had one and it died on me. Any words of wisdom on these? Yours are lovely.

This is multiplication!!!!

I love these but I never seem to be able to grow them.
This one is a rich colour.

This little pink variety is very hardy and has plenty of buds.

I like this one, Andrew. it's different.

Wow that's tall for a primula.

O this is a fantastic flower :O

this is very pretty :)

What agood size plant Andrewr :)

These were being swamped by the White Comfrey, Blodyn, so last week I replanted them in the bed when I removed the Comfrey. Not a good time to move them I know, but they stand a better chance now. The rain and kind temperatures we have had since may help.

Hopefully these will grow into quite sizeable clumps.

Lovely colours in this primula

You're very fortunate to have these looking so good. I've got tyrannical sparrows who pick all the heads off mine leaving a trail all the way up to their nests!!!

Fab pic :)

I know when I bought it several years ago the spike said something primrose but I don't remember the exact name and can't find the label. You are probably right. I like having a posh plant at my front door!

You know what Sarah i think this is an Auriculas - related to Primula - but a bit more posh! very popular with the victorians i believe!

love the heartshaped yellow petals!

no duck sightings for a few days....

Can,t wait to see it when every thing if in full flower Have the ducks returned?

Thanks Janette - it's the bit of the garden I always head for to see what progress is being made! I can't wait for the hosts to come up to soften the edges further. I need to get some oxygenating pond weed and push in some nasturtian seeds and then I can leave it alone! Sarah.

Your ponds looking good Sarah

Yes you are right Jacque. Thanks Goringfolly I didn't know it's name is Primula Wanda.

Chrispook has just planted some just like these into her Rockery!

Beautiful Colour :)

Love this pink

nice to see the flow of current photos starting. I know it's not polite to whine but I do wish we would get some spring here. I'm finding it hard to be patient...:{

I believe these spread very well as my mum used2have them in her garden :)

These are fantastic, I also am a big fan of the pink and yellow combo!!

Thanks Mike. They are a lovely colour.

These are beautiful. I have always liked pink and yellow folwers. The color combination is great.

Super Flower So Clear :)

beautiful, Andrew.

These look perfect Chris:)

Thanks both. I've looked it up and defo D. obconica. I don't know if it is the hairy one - I'll examine it! I rather hope it is 'Twilly Touch Me', not least because I find the name most amusing!!

In my thompson and Morgan seed catalogue it shows a picture of my plant that it calls a Primula Obconica Twilly Touch Me F1 hybrid and says "Bushy, free flowering plants in a stunning mixture of 12 strong colours, including many bicolours. Unlike other Primula obconica varieties, Twilly Touch Me is primine free, so causes no skin irritation. This makes it ideal for growing as an attractive glasshouse or indoor pot plant. Height: 25-30cm (10-12 inches)." Hope that helps!

Definitely Primula obconica. Be careful if it has fine hairs on the backs of the leaves - as Hazel says, they cause irritation for some people.

It looks like a plant I bought for myself about two months ago, Primula obconica. If so, it should be very happy on a cold windowsill or greenhouse. Mine said it had been bred to not have the usual problem with the leaves causing irritation, which is good to know....

It is becoming more widely celebrated in North America now too. Happy Women's Day, however belated. What lovely colours I found pictures of the California primulas with their tall nodding flower heads.wish I could grow them as perennials. most primula are annuals here but some do show sufficient hardiness to overwinter for a second year. ...in the lower righthand corner just below the primula leaf I see another little frond reaching up. it looks familiar but I'm wondering what it actually is...can you help me? I enjoy your pictures of a part of Europe that is relatively unknown to me... read your blog about conifers with interest.
This is a terrific site isn't it?

What a lovely color combination. I've always wanted to grow these, but haven't found them in any nurseries around here. How long do they bloom ?

This is an intriguing flower. I believe it's a type of primula. Sadly I can't find any here in Hungary to buy.

Aren't they terrific...? I wish they were native here...I have seen them winter-over in past mild winters...not like this one though.

Lovely. It's great to get plants for free.

I LOVE your primulas, great color choices.

ohhhh you grow primroses! I love those little beauties. I have one same colour as yours and one that is all yellow... I'm going to have to remove them to another spot..they didn't do as well as I had hoped last summer. I want to naturalize them in with spurge and blue violets.. I can't wait til the snow goes...it's still about two feet deep out there.
Lori

:D im the same Chris lol Primeroses are so pretty:D

Sunny little plants they make you smile just looking at them