Re: Primroses

Along the lines of the buried wading pool Gene mentions, Martha
Oliver, of Primrose Path Nursery, permitted me to put her
instructions for building a wet sand bed for primroses online  - they
grow all theirs in wet sand beds, she says.

Here's the URL:  http://suite101.com/topic_page.cfm/222/266

I moved all my P. japonicas to my "bog" and they seemed quite happy
during last summer's drought, whereas they were dying like flies in
my regular borders, no matter how much I watered them.  Figured I'd
try the wet sand bed method if the "bog" failed me:-)

Might be of use to some of you who are having trouble keeping the
lovely P. japonicas during hot, dry summers.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: GeneBush <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 8:27 AM
>
> Hello Beth,
>     Primula japonica and its cv's need that extra bit of moisture.
Try these near
> a pond or stream or use a child's wading pool buried in the ground
to maintain a
> bit of moisture for them. They are easy to grow, but come hot and
dry they quickly
> go into stress. Too dry and although they recover with moisture
being returned,
> they become short lived.
>     In the vernalis section try P. veris, vulgaris, perhaps some P.
juliana &
> hybrids. From the cortusoides section, try sibboldii first,
polyneura, saxatilis.
> I am also having good luck with P. kiosana. None of these will take
severe drying
> out for extended periods... they are not cactus. But then, few
other perennials do
> well in the garden with no moisture for extended periods.
>     Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>           around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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