In 1995 as a complement to the Danova series to extend themarketing period. The limited leaf growth of the Gemini seriesmakes it suitable for 4-inch pots or in combination with other plants in patioplanters or color bowls.Ĭultivars for late-season marketing (February and March)include the Daniella (Dæhnfeldt Inc.), Joker (Ernst Benary Seed GrowersLtd.) and Paloma (Royal Sluis Ornamentals, Leyland, UK) series. A unique feature of the Finesse series is the narrow silver orgold border of the flower petals. Compared to theDanova series, the Dania series has somewhat larger flowers but a more limitedcolor range.
Muenden, Germany) and Gemini (Goldsmith Seeds Inc.) seriesare suitable for mid-season marketing (January and February). The Dania (Dæhnfeldt Inc.), Finesse (Ernst Benary SeedGrowers Ltd., Hann. The Quantum series has uniformgermination rates and good postharvest quality. Several red and pinkbicolors are included in the Pageant series. The Lovelyseries has smaller flowers than the Pageant series, although they both have acompact growth habit suitable for 4-inch or smaller pots. Other early-season cultivars include the Lovelyand Pageant series, bred by the Sakata Seed Corporation (Yokohama, Japan), andthe Quantum series from Goldsmith Seeds Inc. The Danova series comes in more than 20 colors and includes severalcultivars with 2-toned flowers. The Danova series is intended for early-seasonmarketing in November and December in the Northern hemisphere from a Juneseeding. (Odense, Denmark) and may be the most widely producedprimula cultivar today. The Danova series was introduced in 1989 byDæhnfeldt Inc. The flowers mayhave a yellow or white eye and are sometimes fragrant.Įnglish primrose has been extensively bred, and a largenumber of cultivars are available. Through breeding effortsand the development of F1 hybrids, cultivars of English primrose are nowavailable with flowers in many colors from white to purple. CultivarsĮnglish Primrose.The English primrose has 2- to 10-inch-long leaves in a compact rosette, assuggested by the word acaulis, meaning “stemless.” The flowersdevelop on individual, 2- to 8-inch-long pedicels from the center of the plant.The native English primrose has pale yellow flowers. auricula and P.hirsuta), cowslip, Julian primrose (P. Species that are more appropriate for garden plantingsinclude garden auricula (P. For garden and bedding uses, English primrose and polyanthus areconsidered hardy to Zone 5, while fairy primrose, German primrose and Chineseprimrose cannot withstand frost. In the United States, growingconditions in the Pacific Northwest are particularly well-suited for producingprimula. Primula is widely produced in Europe as a flowering pottedplant for the late winter or early spring market. sinensis)is also produced in limited numbers and some interest exists in producingdrumstick primrose (P. malacoides), German primrose or poisonprimrose (P. xpolyantha),fairy primrose or baby primrose (P. The most important primula species in production todayinclude English primrose or acaulis primula (Primula vulgaris, synonym P.acaulis), polyanthus, polyantha primrose or hybrid primrose (P.
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