Cultivar

Description

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Altaica

Starts flowering in autumn. Leaves are pale green above which it bears large flowers of mauve-pink with a flush of metallic blue.

Syn: Altaica grandiflora, ‘Chrismas Carol’, P.sibthorpii

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Betty Green

Rich apple green foliage and bears large flowers of bright velvet-red.

Blue Horizon

Discovered amongst a bed of Wanda. Neat bright green foliage above which it bears masses of hyacinth blue flowers.

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Blue Riband

Raised in Scotland. Blooms through winter. It has dark foliage above which it bears flowers of amethyst blue with a small yellow eye, ringed with crimson.

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Blutenkissen

Syn : Blood Cushion

Bunty

Mauve-blue flowers are produced with freedom and are enhanced by the large golden eye.

Charles Bloom

A lovely variety with small dark green leaves. The blooms are of rich crimson-purple with thick petals, which give the flowers a velvet-like quality.

Craddock Pink

Like Craddock White in every respect except that the flowers are blush-white.

Craddock White

The foliage is dark green tinted bronze, and it’s large white flowers have frilled petals.

Crimson Queen

A hardy and vigorous variety bearing masses of crimson-red flowers.

Crispi

A lovely primrose covering itself in a mass of mauve-pink flowers held well above the foliage.

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Dark Rosalie

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David Green

A primrose of robust constitution with emerald green leaves and eyeless flowers of burgundy red.

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David Valentine

Dr Molly

Named after Dr Molly Sanderson. Dark bronzed foliage. Flowers magenta pink.

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Dorothy

Dinah

A beautiful variety of neat habit with bronze-green leaves and bearing flowers

E R Janes

A very attractive primrose of compact habit with tiny leaves above which it bears clusters of salmon pink flowers flushed with orange.

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Frulingzauber

An excellent variety that covers itself with port-wine coloured flowers.

Gerda

Darkest brown to crimson flowers above dark green foliage.

Glory

Compact habit, masses of brilliant purple flowers.

Gloriosa

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Groenken’s Glorie

Of Dutch origin. Very compact habit and free flowering. The flowers are bright mauve-pink with a green centre.

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Iris Mainwaring

Very neat habit. Large lavender-mauve flowers have a pale yellow eye.

Jill

Of dainty habit. Leaves small and crinkled. Bright purple flowers are large and flat.

Joan Schofield

Blooms Spring and Autumn. Very large wine red flowers are flushed scarlet and have large gold centres.

John Ashworth

Compact habit. Dark foliage. Dainty flowers are dark mahogany-red.

Joy

Flowers are rich mauve with red veining.

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Julius Ceasar

An old Irish variety bred from ‘Miss Massey’. Large wine-red flowers

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Knocklayde

An Irish cultivar raised by Joe Kennedy.

Lilac Wanda

In all respects like Wanda except the flowers are soft lilac-mauve.

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Lingwood Beauty

Pink flowers.

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Lizzie Green

Foliage is bright pale green. Flowers are brick-red and star-like in form.

Maureen Genders

Large crimson-red flowers with a silver wire edge.

Mauve Queen

Flowers palest mauve.

Morton Hybrid

Compact dwarf habit. Flowers deep crimson with striking golden centre. Late flowering.

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Mrs Eagland

Mrs Frank Neave

Dainty magenta-red flowers held above dark green foliage.

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Mrs McGillivry

Compact habit. Flowers of deep purple flushed pink. Very floriferous. One of the best.

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Mrs Pirrie

Small compact growth. Small flowers of dusky mauve.

Norah McConnell

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Old Port

Pam

Very small and neat. Bright green leaves, flowers crimson-purple.

Pauline

Large orange flowers flushed crimson and yellow.

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Perle von Bottrop

Very large bright purple flowers flushed crimson, almost eyeless. Long flowering period.

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Purple Cushion

Leaves rather short with red stalks. Flowers are claret-purple in colour.

Syn ‘Purpurkissen’

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Purple Splendour

Dark foliage. Flowers of royal purple are freely produced over long period.

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P. juliae

Introduced from Caucasus in 1900. Dwarf dainty habit. Ancestor of many cultivars.

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Queen of the Whites

Dark foliage. Flowers are pure white and are very large.

Red Star

Very large cardinal-red flowers, each petal has a white star.

Riverslea

Small and compact. Flowers dusky purple-red.

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Romeo

Large flat pansy like flowers of mauve colour.

Rubin

Compact growth. Foliage bronzed greed. Flowers wine-pink.

Ruby’s Delight

Compact growth. Flowers rich ruby-red.

Ruffles

A sport of ‘Altaica’, petals have wavy edges.

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Snow White

Strong growing. Neat habit. One of the best whites.

Spring Glow

Small compact habit. Flowers carried on short stems are bright orange with a distinct circular gold centre.

Sunset Glow

Bright orange flowers held above neat bright green leaves.

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Tawny Port

Of Irish origin. One of the very best. Leaves dark green with red ribs. Flowers deep port-wine in colour.

The Pilgrim

Very compact growth. Foliage bronze. Small orange eyed flowers of rich crimson-scarlet.

Tiny Tim

Very small and dainty. Bright green leaves. Tiny vivid orange flowers.

Trizone

Flowers amethyst blue with large golden centre which is surrounded by a broad band of crimson.

Syn : ‘Tricolour’

Veronica

Neat habit. Flowers steel blue with orange eye.

Viridis

Green flowered form of the Common Primrose.

Syn: P. vulgaris viridiflora

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Wanda

Neat compact growth. Flowers claret-red.

Wanda’s Rival

Bright green foliage. Flowers orchid-mauve.

Wendy

Mauve pink flowers carried on long footstalks.

Wisley Red

From RHS Wisley. Dark bronze/black foliage. Flowers deep burgundy-red