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British gardeners have a special fondness for primroses and polyanthus, especially those with hints of the old varieties of long ago. We’ve seen some lovely new British-bred double primroses in recent years, now we have some stylish double-flowered laced polyanthus – ‘Tarragem Gilded Garnet’ (above,...
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Exciting new series of Irish primroses Dark purple bronze foliage Prolific flowers in contrast or harmony More colours coming Primroses from Ireland have always captured the imagination of gardeners. Just think of ‘Garryade Guinevere’ introduced from Co. Leitrim in the 1930s – one of the best, and best...
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There’s a mystique about the unusual forms of primroses and polyanthus. Plants and seed have always been difficult to find, and if you grew them from seed you never knew how many were going to be true. Jackanapes flowers have one normal flower sitting inside another which has green leafy tissue at the...
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Culm View Nursery is small nursery in the Blackdown Hills of Devon specialising in perennials and yesterday I stumbled across an interesting new primula they have on show at the Chelsea Flower Show this week. Primula japonica ‘Cherry Blossom' is a darker form of the more familiar ‘Apple Blossom'...
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So many of the primroses and polyanthus we see in garden centres at this time of year are just blobs of bright colours with no charm or elegance. The brightest colours and the largest flowers seem to be the aim. Even many of the plants sold as "wild primroses" have nothing wild about them with...
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