Pot of spring for my desk Update

[Nyboy]

Had to run to big box store yesterday. Passed by some pots of flowering primeroses, after the big snowstorm they looked so good. I had to get one for my desk. If I keep it alive till sprng in the garden it goes. Many of my garden flowers started out this way. Funnny because I am not a houseplant person, but a pot of flowers I will happly do. As of 3/10 they are still blooming , and I have not been the best with watering! What a great little plant.

 

[897tgigvib]

Primroses are one of those pleasurable little perennials. Tough as nails even when I lived in barely and usually zone 4 southwest Montana.

Outside they will appreciate shade from afternoon sun. Full sun conditions and they may hunker down some and the foliage will look a bit tougher instead of lush, but they will be ok. Too much shade and the plant will not thrive as it should and the leaves will just look like they're getting too much shade.

A lot of folks plant them too deep. planted too deep they take a year or two to develop an upper crown before thriving, but they'll work at correcting the mistake. They should be planted so the surface of the pot's soil is no deeper than ground level, and can actually be a quarter inch above soil level. Just work a bit of composty stuff up to it like a ramp.

Primroses look great planted in groups. Just give them room to expand some. After they begin overfilling the clump the clump can be dug up in winter and divided up. Each clump divided up this way should give you enough plants to make 4 to 10 new groupings!

They do appreciate rich compost soil that is deep and well drained and kept moist in summer. They will love you right back if you give them diluted fish emulsion and goodies like that.

To keep them at their prettiest, give them occasional haircut trims...lol, my name for it...use scissors to cut off the old dead or dying leaves.

NOTE:l

There are a few people who are allergic to Primrose leaves. It is true. Apparently their leaves can give some folks a skin reaction similar to what stinging nettles can do to most of us. Like, 1 in a hundred thousand people. I met one lady who said she is allergic to them. The leaves might not be good for animals to eat but I'm not sure.

 

[Carol Dee]

What color did you get? I love having a flowering plant or cut flowers in all seasons. Thanks for the good advice Marshall.

 

[so lucky]

I love having a blooming hyacinth in the house, but the fragrance soon gets overpowering, and I have to lock it in the spare bedroom. Too much of a good thing!

 

[Nyboy]

Deep purple with yellow center. Marshall thanks for tip on not planting to deep.

 

[897tgigvib]

Oh I absolutely love the smell of Hyacinth! Myself, I don't think there can be too much of it! Awww, I think next time I'm in town I'll get one! After, I can tuck it in an edge of my bramble berry bed.

 

[Nyboy]

15 days later still flowering