The primrose are still alive despite the “arctic” temperatures that just passed.  The freeze lasted at least four days but the primrose were protected:  they were covered by snow during that period.  I am still waiting to see if any of them bud.  I am checking them every day.  The next few days are going to be warm–in the forties and then back to seasonable temperatures–thirties and twenties.  Primrose do like cold weather.  Let us see if they will bloom.