Posted by Stephen on June 19, 2008, 1:00 pm
Hello,
Is there a difference between a primrose and polyanthus? I ask because
the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has arrived in the post and it lists
both, yet they look the same.
Thanks,
Stephen.
Posted by Sacha on June 19, 2008, 1:10 pm
On 19/6/08 18:00, in article 9u3l549aebb65lbmk262fjiktqpgj3tqo9@4ax.com,
> Hello,
>
> Is there a difference between a primrose and polyanthus? I ask because
> the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has arrived in the post and it lists
> both, yet they look the same.
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen.
Does it say anything about 'wild' or 'native' or 'cultivars'? The primrose
is Primula vulgaris.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)
Posted by Chris Hogg on June 19, 2008, 1:10 pm
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:30 GMT, Stephen
>Hello,
>Is there a difference between a primrose and polyanthus? I ask because
>the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has arrived in the post and it lists
>both, yet they look the same.
>Thanks,
>Stephen.
There's probably a strict definition, but it's my understanding that
with primroses, the individual flowers all arise from the centre of
the rosette of leaves, but with polyanthus several flowers arise from
the top of stalks that in turn come from the rosette.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
Posted by Stephen on June 19, 2008, 2:02 pm
>There's probably a strict definition, but it's my understanding that
>with primroses, the individual flowers all arise from the centre of
>the rosette of leaves, but with polyanthus several flowers arise from
>the top of stalks that in turn come from the rosette.
Looking at the photos, I think you are right. The polyanthus have
flowers on stalks; the primroses have flowers at leaf-level; at least
in those photos anyway. Thanks again for the fast replies.
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on June 19, 2008, 2:37 pm
>Hello,
>Is there a difference between a primrose and polyanthus? I ask because
>the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has arrived in the post and it lists
>both, yet they look the same.
>Thanks,
>Stephen.
Polyanthus are hybrids between cowslips and primroses. I suspect that
morphological boundaries are fuzzy, but to a first approximation
polyanthus have multiple flowers on a stem, and primroses just one
flower per stem.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
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>
> Is there a difference between a primrose and polyanthus? I ask because
> the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has arrived in the post and it lists
> both, yet they look the same.
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen.