More importantly, what the heck will they call it?
There I was at a local, releatively speaking, nursery minding my own business (like that's ever happened) and what should I spy but a table full of these.
New from
Hort Couture (get it?) is this "Absolute Showstopper" of a primrose called 'Blue Zebra.'
This coloration reminds me of the Crocus vernus
'Pickwick' but without the subtlety of the crocus. It certainly caught my eye but at several times the price of a run of the mill primrose, it didn't catch a ride home with me. This is a new introduction for 2013 so you can be the first on your block to have a bed of 'em.
You'll be delighted to know that Hort Couture has also released 'Glamoflage Grape,' the "must-have petunia for 2013" It's got variegated foliage and solid purple flowers. I must dig out my "Friends don't let friends buy annuals" T-shirt from Plant Delights Nursery!
Again, I digress! Let's forget for now diabetes-causing names like "Pink-A-Boo" and "Glamoflage Grape." What do you think of this new primrose introduction?
