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Author Message   Tony_willis  Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 06:17 pm EST :    these primulas were grown from seed collected by Dieter Zschummel a long time friend from Leipzig on a trip to China sikkimensis cortusoides sinopurpurea Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Gardenfiend  My Weather Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 02:13 am EST :    How very lovely they all are! The Sinopurpurea look like jewels dangling from silver mounts. Your garden and greenhouse must be sources of such excitement for you - with new, rare, unusual treasures opening every day it seems. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 03:10 am EST :    Oh my goodness! They are fantastic. I agree with Mara - what lovely flowers must greet you when you go into your greenhouse every day! Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 06:56 am EST :    Well said Mara and Ann. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Tony_willis  Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 04:29 am EST :    You are so right I get great pleasure from the flowers in the greenhouse but in this instance these are growing in the garden.I cut a flower spike of the sinopurpurea and took it inside to photograph because the weather is now back almost to winter.Cold damaging winds and masses of rain everyday.You can see the rain on the cortusoides Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 04:59 am EST :    Yes the rain on the plants looks very familiar because that's about all we've had lately. Must because I'm on leave! The sun is out now though so hopefully my tree peonies might open! Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Susanq  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 10:35 pm EST :    They are amazingly beautiful, Tony! What little treasures you have. SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin

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