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The Auricula: History, Cultivation and Varieties Allan Guest
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National Auricula and primula Society for details of shows and rules for showingĪuricula Society – How to Look After Prize Plants Finish repotting be September and give a high potash low nitrogen feed for Autumn.Too much heat and water in summer can be fatal for pot grown plants in summer so try to keep roots cool.Water copiously between February and May when the plants are growing and give a half strength feed every couple of weeks.Auriculas can be slow to establish themselves but Alpines and doubles grow stronger.Garden Auricula make clumps and can be split or divided. Offsets are the way to propagate new named varieties of Auricula.Grown in pots give them plenty of ventilation and a good loam or John Innes No.2 (with extra grit and open humus.) Re pot annually after flowering.Show Auriculas are easily damaged by rain or even Bees as the farina is an important part of the display when judging. Auriculas are hardy perennials that endure severe weather conditions without difficulty.Garden Auricula pubescens Cultivation Tips Ideal for partially shaded positions on rockeries or borders, or spring flower beds, pots, tubs Water in very dry spells but plant in well drained soil. Best grown in a position that gives them shade from midday sun. Only a few have ‘Farina’ the white powder found on leaves and flowers that resembles flour or meal which is a must on Show Auriculas. Some are European primula hybrids and occasional are scented. There is now an increasing number of doubles including striped doubles at NAPS shows. The Fantasia variety is deep maroon with white frosting a real eye-catcherīorder or Garden Auriculas have old names like Dusty Miller, Recklasses and Ricklers. Doubles arise from mutations of border or garden Auriculas and were amongst the first novelties cultivated and shown.
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Stripes have recently been reintroduced with Monmouth Star having red petals with yellow rays out to the flowers edge.ĭouble Auricula ‘Sibsey‘ is a blue to purple flower and can be found at Specialist grower Angus Auriculas. Selfs (all one colour) and Edges including most stripes have an outside edge composed of leaf tissue such as the ‘Orlando’ a grey edged show Auricula. Show Auriculas are considered to be the star Auricula plants and must have a ring of dense Farina around the eye of the flower. Alpine Auriculas have either a golden yellow or cream centre surrounding the tube. The ‘Long Tom’ pots are silghtly taller than the traditional pot and are useful as Auricula tend to grow a ‘carrot root’ used to anchor the plant in the wild. These Alpine Auriculas look excellent when grown in 3 inch pots. First I will water well and add some dilute feed. I have been please with a powder blue flower that I hope to propagate by division in July.
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This spring has been a good one for my Auriculas.