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| Jam Lady |
Wanted - Primrose SeedHelp a gardener out? I would adore some fresh Primula vulgaris seed, when ripe.GZ mentioned that she saw the first primroses in bloom. PM me if you might oblige. Maybe there's something I can swap back at you . . . |
| Hairyloon |
Do they seed well? They spread well enough that it never occurred to me to trouble with seeds... |
| Tavascarow |
By the time it was ripe last year I'd forgot you where after some.
It wont be ripe until early June. 
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| Jam Lady |
Primrose seed is very fine. One of my older gardening books suggests setting a brick in a pan of water, with a thin layer of potting mix on top. Sow the seed on the soil, do not cover (typical with fine seed) and this provides nice, moist but not soggy germinating conditions.
I used to have a plant import permit but things are now so restricted and complicated that it wasn't worth keeping. Seeds would be lovely. |
| Tavascarow |
They like a cool shady root run.
Anything above 15c & they wont germinate. Ideally 10c to 12c. When I've germinated primula species I surface sow them as Jam Lady says, then put them in the cool pantry. They would be ok outdoors against a north wall but small seedlings are prone to browsing by molluscs hence indoors. |
| Mistress Rose |
Did you get my PM Jam Lady.
Saw a few primroses in the woods yesterday up the track to the yard. |
| Bodger |
My order from this company popped through the door this morning. If I'd seen this post years ago, I would have ordered you some and stuck them in the post.
https://www.kingsseeds.com/Products/Wild-Flowers/Primrose |