Re: A New Raised Bed/ Primula

In a message dated 11/4/00 9:25:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM writes:

<<     There are other primula that have a summer dormancy. have you tried P.
 sieboldii. That one is as easy as home-made sin. I have it all through the
garden
 and have had it form some years now. >>

Hi Gene,

I have not tried P. sieboldi in any form though I am aware of the summer
dormancy.  The disillusionment with primula set in before I got to that one.
I think I once mentioned growing about one hundred P. denticulata from seed
and losing every one within two years.  They are covered with spider mites in
the summer and a droughty period ends the suffering.  We never see them a
second time without a watering program specially for the primula.  I have
also tried a few of the alpine sorts.

We have a fairly large cultivated area and a special program for one genus is
not practical.  Any prima donna plants have to grow in a cold frame.

Thanks for the reply, Gene, maybe I will order some sieboldi and give them a
try.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau. NY z4
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