I love Primula capitata. Purplish-blue flowers with silver dusting, and a wonderful scent (if you can grovel that close to the ground...) They are easy to increase by splitting after they flower, in my experience, and also seed themselves where they're happy.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Are they primula vulgaris Jackie? It is recommended in some places to cold stratify the seeds but I sowed some straight from a packet last spring and almost every one germinated. Sow the seeds on the surface and vermiculite or grit is good. Keep them cool.
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Just remembered, its these!! primula capitata salvana
Oh yes Lyn, the ones you sent me. I've got those in the boggy area by the pond, they have rooted nicely and should kick on in the spring
I love Primula capitata. Purplish-blue flowers with silver dusting, and a wonderful scent (if you can grovel that close to the ground...) They are easy to increase by splitting after they flower, in my experience, and also seed themselves where they're happy.
I have just put mine in tubs, they are flowering already.
That sounds good - you won't need to bend down so far to smell them...
put my seedkitchen paper not sure right going to put on seed tray cover vamiculite am I doing right very new to this was given packet seeds
Are they primula vulgaris Jackie? It is recommended in some places to cold stratify the seeds but I sowed some straight from a packet last spring and almost every one germinated. Sow the seeds on the surface and vermiculite or grit is good. Keep them cool.