UK gardening - Recognise this Primula or Polyanthus?

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Recognise this Primula or Polyanthus?

Steve

2008-03-25, 9:25 am

Can anybody tell me what this is please. As a very inexperienced
gardener, I think its a primula or a polyanthus, but I'd be interested
to know which and also if anybody recognises the variety.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k...MG_0479_1_2.jpg

Thanks

Steve

Nick Maclaren

2008-03-25, 9:25 am

In article <4z5Gj.102330$nw4.9286@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Steve <steveswann@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
|> Can anybody tell me what this is please. As a very inexperienced
|> gardener, I think its a primula or a polyanthus, but I'd be interested
|> to know which and also if anybody recognises the variety.
|>
|> http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k...MG_0479_1_2.jpg

Probably both! Primula is the genus which includes the plants called
polyanthus. If it has multiple flowers per stem, then it will be
called a polyanthus - if not, it will often be called a primula, and
could well be a primrose hybrid.

It's a very common colour for modern polyanthus, so don't bet on it
being a named variety.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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