As a companion to Merrill Jensen’s article on the genus Primula for cool West Coast gardens, featured in the April 2012 issue of Pacific Horticulture, we present the following list of nurseries that usually offer a good selection of primulas, including some of the Asiatic species mentioned in Merrill’s article.
Please be sure to mention Pacific Horticulture when contacting any of these vendors.
Nursery Sources
Beaver Creek Greenhouses
Pox 129
Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0
Canada
and
PMB#364
4155 Deep Lake Boundary Rd
Colville, WA 99114
Mail order, online catalog, seeds and plants
Digging Dog Nursery
PO Box 471
Albion, CA 95410
707/937-1130
Mail order only, online catalog
Edelweiss Perennials
Canby, OR
503/263-4680
Mail order only, online catalog
Fritz Creek Gardens
PO Box 15226
Homer, AK 99603
907/235-4969
Walk-in, online catalog
Mt Tahoma Nursery
28111 112th Ave E
Graham, WA 98338
253/847-9827
https://www.backyardgardener.com/mttahoma/
Retail by appointment only
Old Goat Farm and Nursery
20021 Orting Kapowsin Hwy E
Graham, WA 98338
360/893-1261
Walk-in only (limited hours or by appointment)
Portland Nursery
5050 SE Stark
Portland, OR 97215
503/231-5050
and
9000 SE Division
Portland, OR 97266
503/788-9000
Retail, walk-in
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
2115 Talent Ave
Talent, OR 97540
541/535-7103
www.siskiyourareplantnursery.com
Mail order, walk-in by appointment only
To learn more about this fascinating genus, consider a membership in The American Primrose Society (www.americanprimrosesociety.org).
To learn more about the collection of Primula and other fine plants at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum in Juneau, Alaska, visit https://www.juneau.org/parkrec/arboretum-main.php.
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