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Ruffled Cowichan by Lucy Coles (US): Cowichan grown from Barhaven seed.

AOBA by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

gold laced poly by Jane Guild (Canada)

Semi-double auricula seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from Maedythe Martin of the APS. Purple flowers with stripes and farina

Primula veris by Elizabeth Lawson (US): Who can resist the cowslip with the inflated calyx, so pale green against the lovely butter yellow

Auricula with pink picotee by Maedythe Martin (Canada): Garden auriculas with pictotee edges are so pretty. Pink one from John Kerridge seed.

Polyanthus seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from Juliana primrose 'Dorothy' via the APS. Big plant

A double by Lucy Coles(US) From a 2018 cross

A double by Lucy Coles (US) A Rose-Cranberry double

Primula Belarina 'Pink Ice' by Elizabeth Lawson (US)

Auricula hybrid by Dean Wiegert (US): 2018 sowing of Henry Pugh's seed S1412 x Crimple

Fancy auricula seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from Henry Pugh of NAPS M&W. Flowers pink with grey edge

Primula Belarina 'Pink Ice' by Elizabeth Lawson (USA)

'Linotype' by Maedythe Martin (Canada): One of my striped auricula hybrids from 2015

ASUKAGAWA by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

Polyanthus seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from 'Dark Rosaleen' x a dark red polyanthus, perhaps a Cowichan

Beatix-Wooster by Maedythe Martin (Canada): Finally repotted this and it performed much better.

Primula 'Marie Crousse' by Elizabeth Lawson (US): A double with a long history. I can't remember where I got it. It was quite unhappy where I planted it, but I kept moving it around, and now it flowers and flowers

Primula veris and hybrids by Kevin Baker (Canada)

Auricula hybrid by Dean Wiegert (US): 2018 sowing of Henry Pugh's seed S1602 x S1264

White P. kisoana by Maedythe Martin (Canada): This plant was a small offset from Jay Lunn 4 years ago. It has finally settled in.

Border auricula seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from Derek Salt via the APS. Flowers pale yellow

Yellow Primrose by Elizabeth Lawson (US): Few flowering plants do yellow better than primroses. This is an old hybrid that has been flourishing in Naples, NY, for a long time

Border auricula seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from border auricula 'Starling.' Flowers pink with farina

Primula juliae by Maedythe Martin (Canada) Treat this one like an alpine plant and it does better.

Primula 'Wanda' by Elizabeth Lawson (US): A passalong plant from a friend--Primula 'Wanda', vivid, spreading, and easy

Primula marginata seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada)

AKEGARASU by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

'Sarah-Gisby' by Maedythe Martin (Canada): Dark exotic double I brought back from England more than a decade ago.

AKE-NO-TAMAGAKI by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

Primula elatior by Elizabeth Lawson US): The quintessential, lovely Primula elatior, though if you look closely, the calyx is doing something unusual!

APPARE by Paul Held US): A named Sakuraso

AKANE-SORA by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

ASAHI-JISHI by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

AKI-NO-YOSOOI by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

'Cloisine' by Lucy Coles (US)

Jack in the Green by Lucy Coles (US): A Jack-in-the-Green grown from Barnhaven seed and I think is prettier in bud than in bloom.

Oakleaf form of polyanthus by Dean Wiegert (US): This is a cross I made in 2017.

Semi-double auricula seedling by Kevin Baker (Canada) Seed from Maedythe Martin. Green flowers become yellow and then white

ANE-MUSUME by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

Ama-no-Hagoromo by Paul Held (US): A named Sakuraso

Apricot Hose in Hose by Lucy Coles (US) An apricot colored Hose-in-the-Hose grown from Barhaven seeds