Primula sieboldii “Sakuragawa”

Flat blooming, sleder petalled pin. Deeply cut narrow pure white flowers with occasional streaks of green. This Primula sieboldii cultivar dates back to the late 1700s of the Edo Period in Japan and is prized for the green variegation on the petals. The name translates as “Flute of Green Leaves”.

This Primula sieboldii cultivar petal colour is a rich pink, but it “sports” heavily.  Sporting cultivars are popular in Japanese collections.  Our collection plants are predominantly pale pink sporting, with splashes of the dark pink. We were given a lesson in primula genetics at Chelsea Flower Show in 2018! Flat, cherry-blossom petals. We obtained this [...]

Bright pink thrum with flat, snowflake petals.  This Primula sieboldii cultivar can ‘sport’ but our source plant tends not to.  This cultivar is a relatively recent introduction from the late twentieth century. The name translates as “Informal Meeting”

Bright pink backed clear white thrum.  Grasp-blooming, slender petals forming a loose cup.  A floribund and reliable sakurasu cultivar. The name translates as “Silver Braid”.  We are told that the phonetic spellings of Gin-pukurin and Ginfukurin probably translate from the same Japanese name.  It is possible for two distinct cultivars to have the same name [...]