Primula Identification, Please

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  1. Kevin Cowans

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    Hello all

    I hope you are well.

    Can anyone tell me if this is Primula Japonica or Primula Candelabra?

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    Thanks in advance

    Kevin
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Could it be P. denticulata.
     
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    Hello @pete

    It is definitely not Primula Denticulata as I have them on the other side of the Water Feature and they are completely different, having a Round Head.

    Thanks

    Kevin
     
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      Looks like Primula japonica Miller's Crimson to me.
      Candelabra primula is a popular name for various species with similar whorls of flowers at the top of a stem. Eg. P. japonica, P. pulverentula, P.bulleyana etc.
       
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        This is white Primula denticulata.
        Flowers form an almost perfect ball on the top of the stems.

        Local name here is Kirrie dumplings!
        Nearby village called Kirriemuir involved in the past.

        Primula denticulata - the Kirrie Dumpling


        PRIMULA  DENTICULATA  ALBA 03-04-2017 11-44-16.JPG PRIMULA  DENTICULATA  ALBA 03-04-2017 11-44-53.JPG PRIMULA  DENTICULATA  ALBA 12-04-2020 17-26-24.JPG PRIMULA  DENTICULATA  ALBA 18-04-2016 13-30-00.JPG
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Just looked like there were more flowers to come out.
         
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