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Candelabra Primulas.

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  • Pennine PetalPennine Petal Posts: 1,540
    Went to Harlow Carr today, candelabra primulas were looking stunning, particularly the mixed colours, primula viali too.
  • gardeningfanticgardeningfantic Posts: 1,019

    i have managed to get mine to germinate.. i treated them just like i did my cowslips and primrose seeds.. keep moist in the greenhouse out of 50 seeds i had 42 come up.. doing smae again now with them.. and they were dried seeds.. will let you know how this lot do..

  • weejennyweejenny Posts: 386

    Ive now ordered 5 more plants from ebay they should arrive this week.Im determined to have some mixed colours!! I'll put half of the yellow ones about the garden.

    Penninepetal wrote (see)
    Went to Harlow Carr today, candelabra primulas were looking stunning, particularly the mixed colours, primula viali too.


     Primula Viali doesnt survive with me is it not so hardy?

  • Pennine PetalPennine Petal Posts: 1,540
    No problems in Lancashire, we're at about 1000ft, usually get snow. I have to keep an eye out for slugs though, they eat right through the stems.
  • weejennyweejenny Posts: 386

    I think Im going to have to start on slug pellets earlier someone suggested Valentines day. If no snow next year I will and I'll try Viali for the third time. thanks Penninepetal

  • I saw the display at harlow carr blew my mind !!!! got one and had it in the garden for a year, dug it up for winter in the garage just left it in a bucket, in spring moved from west yorks to east coast took it with me its mid may now and its got 8 flower buds looking good......

    I went to a garden centre and found in the regected plants, 6 pots of about 9 plants for  £2 per pot got the lot !!!!! split two pots into 9 plants and repotted the the  remaining  clumps without splitting (I saw somwere that thay do better in clumps ,we shall see)

    everythings looking good ,,,,,,,,,,,lets see

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