Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primula x hybrida Elizabeth Killelay
Primevères des jardins, Primevères hybride
Plants delivered diseased with leaves and flowers partially rotten - second attempt which is likely to end in another failure despite preservation efforts.
Molpé41, 25/05/2024
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Description
The Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' is a vigorous and unusual hybrid primrose that will make a sensation in containers and borders from March onwards, due to its very double flowers with original and beautifully contrasting colours. This variety produces bouquets of flowers with multiple petals in a deep reddish-brown, finely edged with cream-white and gathered around a golden yellow heart; a colour highlighted by large, light green, embossed leaves. This small and hardy perennial is easy to grow in moist soil, in borders, damp rockeries, planted in humus-rich and moist soil, in gentle sunlight, in partial or even full shade.
The Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' is a spontaneous hybrid, resulting from the cross-breeding of a yellow P. polyantha and a ruby red hybrid primrose. It was discovered in Hazel Bolton's garden in the United Kingdom, growing vigorously despite receiving little care and without protection against herbivores. Primroses belong to the primulaceae family.
The beautiful foliage of 'Elizabeth Killelay' develops in dense rosettes, emerging from the underground rootstock to form a slowly spreading carpet. The leaves, mostly evergreen, are 8 to 12 cm (3 to 5in) long and 3 to 6 cm (1 to 2in) wide, embossed and velvety, with a tender green colour. From March to May, short flowering stems of 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8in) tall appear, bearing clusters of 3 to 8 beautiful turbinate flowers with numerous imbricate petals, in shades of brown nuanced with burgundy, bordered with cream-white. The flower's heart is golden yellow. This flowering is also slightly fragrant.
The 'Elizabeth Killelay' primrose will particularly thrive in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, conditions that can be found in damp rockeries or rocky areas bordering a small waterfall. In borders or containers on a balcony, this plant pairs well with white-coloured companions; pansies, violets, hostas, forget-me-nots, peonies, or creeping bugleweeds. Primroses are perfect in borders, low flowerbeds under leafy cover, rockeries, and short grass meadows, among snowdrops and violets.
The primroses in our gardens are almost all perennials, sometimes annuals, rarely shrubs. Their cultivation can be either very easy or very difficult. Often, the climate is a determining factor for their survival; some species die if the summer temperature is too high, others if the winter is too humid or too cold, etc. It is a complex genus that we have been cultivating for 25 years, but to understand the very different ways of living of all the rare species, one must spend a lot of time with them and know that they forgive no mistakes. The ones in this catalog do not all present the same degree of difficulty, but they can all be cultivated by a careful amateur. Some are easy to grow, others less so... it's up to you to choose the ones you think you can master in cultivation!
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Primula
x hybrida
Elizabeth Killelay
Primulaceae
Primevères des jardins, Primevères hybride
Cultivar or hybrid
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The Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' prefers humus-rich soils, always moist but well-drained, low in limestone. However, it tolerates heavy clay soils as long as the water does not stagnate, just like the stemless primrose. Although it fears harsh sunlight, it does not like too dense shade either. An exposure to the north of a wall, for example, suits it perfectly, or in the morning sun. Over time, it forms beautiful borders that can live for many years if the location suits it.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.