{"id":5007,"date":"2014-01-09T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T02:52:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:55:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:55:56","slug":"what-i-currently-lust-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2014\/01\/what-i-currently-lust-for\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT I CURRENTLY LUST FOR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rare Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis ( P. praenitens) is one of the seed items on my wish list of plants to find.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nPlants on my Lust List<\/h4>\n
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\nDon’t worry, I’n not going to bore you with what heirloom tomatoes I am going to order, or what purple podded pea I am going to try this year, there are enough of those posts out there – rather, these are some of the plants I am either looking for (help!) or ones which I am planning to grow. I\/ sharing them with you because I think you might find some of these choices interesting, maybe even inspiring as you create your own lists.<\/div>\n
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\nLater I will share my list of special projects that I plan to work on in 2014 ( like growing hops, or raising a garden of 19th Century cottage annuals), but for now, here are some items making the top of my list:<\/div>\n
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Primula sinensis (p.praenitens), a rarely grown greenhouse or conservatory primrose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nPrimula sinensis (syn. P. praenitens) seed<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\nI have been searching for this tender primrose for ever! Please, if anyone has seeds to sell or knows of a source, let me know. This uncommon primrose requires greenhouse conditions, preferable cool, moist buoyant air and a long growing season. It’s sad at how many blogs and sites list this with the incorrect photo and incorrect information, as I have seen even on well known sites, along side a photo of Primula obconic a – clearly someone just performing a lazy Google search using the key words Chinese Primrose. Primula sinensis is from China, but it is not the same plant as P. obconic a – again, be wary of common names, and sloppy research. I NEED this plant! (smile).<\/div>\n
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Even Gregor Mendel used Primula sinensis in a his color variation studies. Amazingm right? What has happened to all of these strains? Are they lost forever? I wonder where these selections are today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n