Re: A New Raised Bed/ Primula

Hi Claire,
    I do not think you will be disappointed with the Primula sieboldii. Also they
are a bit of a collector's plant. so variable in bloom form, colors. Many named
forms. I find here in my garden that they are great performers without special
watering program. They form nice tight mats over time. Only care required is to
give them decent soil and mulch each fall as they will grow up out of the ground.
    I have fudged a bit and sunk a child's wadding pool into the ground. Filled it
with a mix of peat and sand and planted some P. japonica along with Iris fulva and
Ligularia for height and foliage contrast.
    I do not have the time nor inclination to baby plants here either... too many
and too large a garden. Give all as good a start as I know how, but after that
they are on their own for the most part.
    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Claire Peplowski <ECPep@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: [SG] 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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