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Spring flowering Primula and a bit more besides

Category: Garden | Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:48 pm

I adore my early flowering Primula. They are colourful, they've got a lovely fragrance and they ask for so little but give me so much pleasure.

One of the Primula auriculas:



A double one with a white edge:



This one has a funny colour but I like it all the same:



These two were survivors from last year's indoor primrose shopping spree:





I've got three different Primula denticulata and I'm on the look-out for the pinker and more purple ones:







Another absolute favourite is the Fritillaria meleagris. I let them self-seed and have a big clump, but only one is blooming so far:



My last two Pulsatillas. I need to re-stock, I've lost a blue, purple, yellow and pink one.





The blue Anemone nemorosa:



I'd be lost without my spring flowers! It's still early and there are lots more under way out there. I greet each one by touching them, just to make sure they're for real maybe. Yes, I've probably got some diagnosis, but I'm happily ignorant and let's keep it that way.


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EJ wrote on Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:06 pm:


Such beautiful spring flowers. The frits are my absolute most fave flower but they struggle in my very dry garden and don't seed far and wide. Not only do I touch my newly emerging plants, I also welcome them to this year and the world if they are new seedlings. Well, we want them to hang around don't we.




 

cajunbelle wrote on Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:41 pm:


Beautiful Droopy, I can't grow primula's here, too hot. Thanks for sharing yours.




 

Sjoerd wrote on Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:45 pm:


Thyese flowers are astounding! So much colour and fragrence!
I like fritalarias...here we call them "Lapwing's Eggs".
The Pulsatillas are looking perky, aren't they?
I just scrolled up and down, up and down...looking at your pics. So very nice.
I'm excited for you!




 

glendann wrote on Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:22 am:


Love your blooms Droopy.The colors are favorites of mine.




 

Droopy wrote on Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:50 am:


Thanks all. Our soil is acid and moist so primroses normally do well here. Sjoerd, we call the Fritillaria that too, funny.




 

Biita wrote on Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:53 am:


Droopy your flowers are amazing!! Thank you, thank you for sharing them with a color deprived woman,,lol. But! I noticed alot of the flowers are starting to show themselves here. Very very nice!

I also touch, welcome and talk to my plants as they enter again or the first time into the world. Nothing wrong with loving nature and what it brings us,,,,pure pleasure!




 

Droopy wrote on Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:41 pm:


Biita, you're very welcome. If we get some rain and the temps remain above 10 deg C all our plants will really take off out there. I've been shopping today, more Pulsatilla and an ornamental grass.




 

tschnath wrote on Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:47 pm:


I love them all Droopy. I talk to my plants and touch and smell. Nothing wrong with that. Keeps me sane actually. I can be in the worst of moods and take a walk around the garden and then I feel better.

Thanks so much for sharing. They are beautiful.




 

budagardener wrote on Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:17 pm:


Very nice photos! I love the fritillaria.





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