This post was prompted by Sunshine’s Macro Monday and Cee’s Flower of the Day. If you fancy seeing more show bench standard Primula auriculas, check out my auricula gallery from the N.A.P.S. Even as a child I knew it had something artificial about it, but it was beyond delicious. A little on the greyish side of cream, it was slightly sticky and was served in small (all too small), flat squares. The unusual colour prompts another memory – of the ice cream we were sometimes given for dinner at primary school. Primula ‘Limelight’ appeared to be a reliable auricula for the show bench as several exhibitors featured it at the N.A.P.S. I’d love to see a rambling rose with flowers like this little beauty! Primula auricula ‘Limelight’ The doubles always make me think of roses. Primula auricula ‘Lincoln Cuckoo’Ī green, double auricula ticks off two novelty boxes. I can imagine that some cultivars are more reliable, more readily available and so more suited to the show bench. They need a very well drained soil, a good loamy soil is best. Little details matter when the flowers are coin-sized. Auriculas Laporte Avenue Nursery Primulas and alpines 1950 Laporte Ave Fort Collins, CO 80521 97 The American Primrose Society does not endorse the Primula Seed and Plant Sources and the listing is used as a resource for its membership. Primula Auricula Care These wonderful yet little grown plants are a little different in terms of care and cultivation to their relations (primulas). The wonderfully named Primula auricula ‘Kermit’ seemed almost indistinguishable from Primula auricula ‘Prague’ without close scrutiny: the green edge was a touch broader and the black feathering was a little less prominent and more confined to the centre.īut then, the hybridiser focuses on nuances. My knowledge of show auriculas is limited, but I couldn’t help feeling that it would take an expert to spot the differences between some of the green ones. One of the attractions of a flower show for me is the chance to practice photography on some unusual, exceptionally well-presented flowers. show mades them seem as if any decent Renaissance poet ought to have written a verse or two in their honour. Auriculas have an old-fashioned quality: something about the green flowered and mealy grey flowered ones on display at this year’s N.A.P.S.
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