Odd new polyanthus

New primulas of one kind or another just keep on coming and in garden centres around the country at the moment are two polyanthus varieties which really are different – whether they have anything else going for them I’m not so sure.

The Royal Oakleaf Series have two distinctly unusual features. Firstly, the leaves are strikingly lobed… which is fine: interesting, not dramatic, but an intriguing departure. Secondly, each flower is slit into six slender lobes… interesting, but significantly reducing the impact. There are two forms.: ‘Glamis’ is a red and yellow bicolour – the shade of red varies noticeably- while ‘Balmoral’ is a bright yellow version.

The trouble is that these are more interesting oddities for primula fanatics than significant new garden plants. But they seem to be in quite a few British garden centres just now, so see what you think.

These plants come from BrilliantGardens.com – where you can find other new primulas and also new begonias.