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Eliza Waters 
Your double primrose is absolutely beautiful! I’ll look out for it on my next trip to the nursery!
Thank you, I wish I could share a division with you!
That would be good!
FYI…..they also come with white, yellow, pink & purple flowers as well.
Good to know! This one has a very special association. 😉
I’ll look out for the different colours.
Double the beauty!
Yes, indeed. 🙂 Thanks, Sandy!
You bet.
How gorgeous Eliza!
Thank you, Cindy! 🙏🏼
Beautiful.
Thank you, Madhuri!
Gorgeous colour and form!
Thanks much, Audrey!
Beautiful 💐
Thank you, Karen!
so pretty- especially as limited colour in garden just now! I just have campanula and of course my blue poppies!
Thank you, Caryl. Your blue poppies are extraordinary!
Oh, what a beauty!!
Thank you, Allison!
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Delightful Eliza 💐
Thank you, Val!
Beautiful! Reminds me of an African violet.
Thanks, Chris, it does!
So lovely! I love the white outlines on the petals.
Thank you, Barbara! Happy Sunday to you. 🙂
Gorgeous! The shorter leaves seem to cup the flowers.
Thanks, Alice… it is a prolific one!
Oh, my! I have never seen those. What beauties!
Thank you, Laurie, the primroses this year have been vigorous!
How lovely, they actually look like carnations.
Yes, very small ones! 🙂
I know these! 🙂
🙂 💕
I never knew they came double. They are really beautiful.
It is quite the anomaly in the garden. 🙂
Sometimes I think plant breeders are crazy, but in this case? I’m all in favor! I found this connection between your primroses and my yellow paintbrushes:
“Double primroses have been treasured by horticulturists since Elizabethan times… Such plants arose as chance foundlings, but only very rarely, for the doubling of the petals typically occurs at the expense of both the female and male fertile bits of the flower: in short, they are generally incapable of producing seed, even if a bee could manage to pollinate them through their thick tuffet of pleated petals.”
I’ve never thought of calling my discoveries a ‘chance foundling’ — how very British!
Thanks, Linda. At least in this case, it clumps prolifically, so there are plenty of divisions to be had to perpetuate it. A great passalong plant. 🙂
So many pretty flowers on one plant! I will be looking for it to fill in some spots that the deer have laid bare.
Thanks, Hien. It is a great family of plants!
I love it and commented to someone yesterday how I usually don’t like primrose! Then I saw yours and some of the candleabras. Never say never.
Thanks, Amy. I have many different species of primroses and their long bloom make them quite welcome in my garden. This double polyanthus increases quickly, forming large clumps that are easily divided. P. sieboldii is another special one that I look forward to every year.
So pretty, I think what I have been seeing all these years is the oddly fake colors in pots in the grocery store and not the garden varieties.
Yes, I know those bright ones offered during winter, which are pretty garish, but sure are cheerful when it is cold and snowy out. They are hardy here, so if one wanted, they could make a garden of those bright colors! I tend to buy the pale yellow and blues and put them in the garden when the weather warms.
I guess I don’t like the anti snow primulas!
Eliza, this is so so beautiful. What is the name of this flower? I have never seen this one before.
Thank you! It is a double Primula polyanthus (I usually put the names of plants in the tagline).
They are beautiful and form a natural bouquet!
Thanks, Belinda. Makes me think of old fashioned handheld posies!
Love that Eliza.
MJ
Thanks, MJ!
Love that shade of purple!
Thanks, Dale. It is a welcome addition to my shade bed. 🙂
Truly lovely.
❤ Thank you!
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Mercy, that color is gorgeous! It’s not easy finding shades of blue that I want in my garden — I’ll have to research this one and see if it might grow here.
Thanks, Debbie. I expect it would if you have evenly moist soil and best in part sun. Very hardy!
Gorgeous color! I’m particularly fond of blues in the garden and that one is a stunner!
Thank you, Tina! Easily divided, this one is being tucked all around my garden beds. 🙂
Gorgeous color and flowers!!🙂
Thank you! 🙂
What a stunning colour
Thank you, Karina!
What a beautiful flower. I love the contrast between the flower and the green leaves. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double Primrose before.
My Mother was a great gardener and even though I haven’t acquired her skill, despite my neighbour saying I had a green thumb, I used to roam around all the garden centres and plant nurseries with my Mother when I was a teenager. I remember seeing many Primrose flower colours, but not a double (that I can remember),
Thank you, Vicki. I’ve mostly seen singles, too, but I guess with plant breeding, one can see just about anything these days. This is a good passalong plant, it divides quite easily.
Sweet little flowers. I love to split these. Their roots are made for teasing out.
Thanks, Susan. Yes, they are perfect for division, and sharing!
That’s a real beauty, Eliza!
Thank you, Kris!
Oh, wow, take my breath away. Gorgeous.
Thank you, Judy!
A beautiful color and so many blooms!
Thank you, Denise, I am fond of this plant, it never fails to please. 🙂
These are absolutely gorgeous! I love the colour!
Thank you, Maria. They make a lovely addition to the spring garden. 🙂
Gorgeous
Thank you, Eunice. 🙂
So pretty!! I only ever had primrose, I don’t think I’ve seen/noticed them double.
Thank you, Donna. I don’t think the doubles are all that common. All my others are singles.
A lovely color!
Thank you, Donna!
They remind me of floral cake decorations. Now I’m hungry for something sweet (it doesn’t take much). 😊
Ha, the very image of confections! Thanks, Tanja. 🙂
Indeed.
Ooooohhhhh pretty purple! My favorite ❤️
🙂 Thanks, Danielle. If you visit, I’ll give you a division! 🙂
Let’s say “when” I visit…not “If” lol 😂 I’m coming your way one of these days! 🙏🌈💕🌸
I’m waiting! 🙂
Beautiful Eliza 🙂
Thank you!
wow these are so beautiful!
Thank you, Sylvia!