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- From: nancy szerlag <szerlag@earthlink.net>
- To: gardenwriters-on-gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Primulas
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:13:12 -0500
Title: Re: [gwl-g] Primulas On 1/21/05 1:27 AM, "Jacqueline Heriteau" <jacquiheriteau@msn.com> wrote:
Doreen,Doreen – I too have purchased those little pretties and have had some luck over wintering them in 6b. They were planted on the west side of a neighbors house adjacent to my drive so they had the benefit of a microclimate. The best I got out of them was a one season in the garden. Good drainage is key – I amend with Profile in place of grit. I think the ‘florist’ primroses have been fed and forced to the point of exhaustion and winter is their dormant season, so those purchased in spring may have a better chance. Also, a quick perusal of a plant encyclopedia lists the “florist” hybrids as hardy only to zone 6.
I'm in 5 and sometimes, quite often they live thru summer and some come back
.. once I planted them in with annuals in a pot and brought them back indoors before frost and they rebloomed.
I plant them in a cool shaded spot out of direct sunm and make sure the soiol stays mosit...
But then, those sold here are often from canada and billed as being hardy.
Jacqui
----- Original Message -----
From: Doreen Howard
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:46 PM
To: gardenwriters-on-gardening
Subject: [gwl-g] Primulas
Does anyone have knowledge on primulas? This time of year, colorful primrose
start appearing in local grocery stores, and I always buy several to
brighten up the dull, gray winter days. I manage to keep them blooming and
growing until spring, but I've had little luck getting them to grow in the
garden. They seem to die within a couple of weeks after I set them out in a
flower bed. What am I doing wrong? And, how can I get them to bloom again.
I live in Zone 5a-4b, depending on the year (this year it's 4b). Will
primulas survive my winters?
Doreen Howard
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Jeff Lowenfels, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, Miranda Smith, 01/20/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Doug Green, 01/20/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Doreen Howard, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, Gene Bush, 01/21/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, Carolyn Ulrich, 01/21/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Doreen Howard, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, Gene Bush, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, GeraldB571, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, Hamptongar, 01/20/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Jacqueline Heriteau, 01/20/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Primulas, nancy szerlag, 01/21/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Primulas,
Jeff Lowenfels, 01/20/2005
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