![]() Species Index Vol 1 through Vol 34, issue No.Propagating Asiatic Primula by Leaf Cuttings.Cultivation and Propagation: Primula vulgaris.Traditional Show Standards for Gold Laced Polyanthus.The Organization of the American Primrose Society.Bringing Primula enthusiasts together since 1941.If you are looking for general flower growing articles, you can check out the Green Pinky body colour, centre and lacing out of proportion to each otherĪnother common fault is: lacing is a different colour than centre.lacing encroaching into the body colour.dark body colour is patchy and thin in places.yellow centre is pentangular (should be round).the pips are too small and are cupped (should be flat faced).The plant on the right has numerous faults and wouldn’t make a good purchase. The plant on the left is a fine example of a show standard plant. I hope the following will show what constitutes a good or bad GLP. If you have a large tray to select from why not be choosy and pick the best? A good plant only takes up the same space as a bad one in your garden. Introduced in 1895, this vigorous, heirloom primrose offsets prolifically. Both the flowers and the foliage have a slightly spicy fragrant scent. Borne on short stems, they are produced in mid to late spring. Pins are not permitted on the show bench but for use in gardens they are ok. Primula auricula 'Argus' is an evergreen, perennial, alpine auricula forming a rosette of light green leaves with clusters of large, rich plum-red flowers adorned with a white center. Pins are where the stigma (pin) protudes through the anthers where as in thrums it sits below and hidden by the anthers. Also pins are sold alongside thrums, the pins were and still are frowned on by the Florists. We are starting to see GLP on sale now alongside the primross and polyanthus – trays and trays full of them in varying colours from red, through brown and so dark they appear almost black, though there is a tendency for the dark ones to produce a lacing of silver rather than gold (called Silver Lace). They are no easier or harder to grow than the common garden primroses and polyanthus that many of us grow every year from seed, or buy from grocery stores and garden centers early in the year as plugs or plants to give an early splash of colour to the garden, and planters or window boxes. Grown from seed sown early in the year they will flower the following year. Along the way many factors have created stunningly beautiful plants but they seem to have lost their hardy ruggedness and many of the strains as they are known are little more than annuals these days. Then began centuries of careful breeding to give us what we have today. At that time, they found favor with the Florists of England who took them in and set rules and standards as to what the perfect GLP should look like. ![]() It has fallen in and out of favor over the centuries since it first made an appearance way back in the mid 1600s, and came to promienence around the mid 1700s. GLP or Gold Lace Polyanthus is back in vogue.
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