RE: Fragrant Primroses

Vivien,
 The tall, summer blooming Primula florindae are delightfully fragrant.
They are lovely in boggy soil or at the edge of a pond, but I have had good
luck with them in composted garden soil with regular water too.  They look a
lot like giant cowslips and make quite a show.  The Van Dusen Garden in
Vancouver, B.C. has about the best stand of them I have ever seen.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of VBouffard@aol.com
Sent:	Monday, February 26, 2001 6:11 PM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Fragrant Primroses

Which varieties of primula are fragrant, besides P. veris and P. vulgaris?
A
couple years ago I bought a pot of pale blue primroses with a lovely sort of
powdery (?) smell at the NE flower show.  The salesperson didn't know the
species and thought they would be hardy here; I doubted it and was right,
unfortunately.  They were beautiful, though, and I would like to find them
again.  So I go about sniffing all the likely-looking primulas I see at
flower show vendors, but haven't had any luck yet.

Thanks,
Vivien
Mass., Zone 6

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