code: 561
The true strain and very rarely offered
Family: Primulaceae
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 45 cm
Maximum Height: 60 cm
Traditionally, this is the most desirable and sought after of all of the large primulas. (So valuable in fact that much of a sizeable bed was dug up and stolen, from our gardens!) A few seedlings may revert to the ordinary red form (which is still lovely), but this special form bears tiered whorls of large, yellow-eyed sugar pink flowers. The true strain and very rarely offered.
Sowing advice:
Primula seeds may be sown at any time onto a loam-based compost, barely cover so that around 50% are still visible. Best germination temperatures are between 10 and 15 degrees C. (e.g. a cool, northerly window sill) PLEASE NOTE: Temperatures exceeding 15 C can prevent germination, and above 20 C expect very little germination as most seeds will go dormant as a protective measure. Germination takes between 3 to 6 weeks, sometimes taking much longer.
Genus:
Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials, forming a basal rosette of simple leaves, with salver-shaped or bell-shaped flowers which may be solitary or carried in an umbel or in whorls on an erect stem
Horticultural Group:
Proliferae section primulas are moisture-loving herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials forming a rosette of basal leaves, with erect stems each carrying several whorls of salver-shaped flowers
Details:
Bartley hybrids are vigorous herbaceous perennials, to 90cm tall, with a rosette of basal leaves, and erect, white-mealy stems each bearing several whorls of pale pink flowers with a contrasting eye, 2.5cm in width, in late spring and early summer
