Primroses - Pat Fitzgerald explains names & history of plants he’s given me
Channel: Zwartbles Ireland Suzanna Crampton
Date: 2023-04-03

Primroses
Joe Kennedy bred these 4 primroses which Pat Fitzgerald has given me over the years.
Moneygall - was produced and sent as a gift to white house to president Obama.
Drumcliff - dark foliage with creamy pink flowers named after the final resting place of William Butler Yeats.
Carrickdale - bred by Joe Kennedy a small white unique ground creeping primrose 
Francisca - a Canadian breeder a green blooming primrose 
Claddagh - dark foliage creamy yellow 

This other primroses Pat gave me:

June Blake - bred tall yellow primrose with a lovely smell.

Don O’Keefe an American breeder - the striking red one.

One that came from the wilds of Cork now called Katie Daily - 2 different pink primroses, the one with a small pink flower they discontinued breeding but continued to breed the large pink one which is called Katie Daily 

The “primrose path”, a phrase coined by Shakespeare, literally stands for a path strewn with flowers and means taking the path of pleasure, indulgence, or the easy route in life.

An old spring farming tradition with Primroses attached to a pregnant cow’s tail for luck in calving. 

According to legend, if you want to see a fairy, you must eat a primrose. Leaving primroses on your doorstep will ensure fairies will bless your house, and putting primroses in a cowshed will convince them not to steal the milk. Not surprisingly, the flower is also known as “fairy cup”



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