You can do this at any time while the plant is actively growing, but it is probably best to take offsets after flowering, while repotting. The only way to reproduce an auricula true to its parent is by taking offsets from that parent. Web Open Every Saturday from March to October, 10am-4pm. Most years Woottens also holds an Auricula Open Day in late April.Īddress Woottens of Wenhaston, The Iris Field, Hall Road, Wenhaston, Suffolk IP19 9HF. bearing a great truss of fine scarlet flowers, with snow - white eyes. You can order as soon as the list is published, for dispatch in March, but be quick, as this early release attracts lots of collectors and enthusiasts – last year’s list sold out within a week. He red or scarlet - colour Auricula is of divers sorts, one of the best I know. If you are tempted to start your own auricula collection, look out for Woottens’ availability list, which is usually published on its website in February. (Auricula, Bears-ear, Garden auricula, Dusty-miller, Auricula C. Primula auricula ‘Cuckoo Fair’ © Richard Bloom Where to buy auriculas Ideally, they should be in a shady east-facing site, with protection from wet in winter. Very happy in well watered pots or containers.
Woottens use a compost that is 50 per cent peat substitute, 25 per cent grit or perlite and 25 per cent loam, such as John Innes, with some added slow-release fertiliser.Īuriculas grow in the crevices of rocks, so they do not like being overpotted. Neatest little clumps of bloom and foliage growing to just 20cm in full bloom. The plants get a root feed high in phosphorous and very low in nitrogen in early February, and a potassium feed to encourage flowers a fortnight later and then every two weeks. When root aphids strike, it involves removing all the compost and then washing the roots with horticultural soap.
Many growers divide their plants after flowering, but life on the nursery is too busy, so their plants are usually divided in July to August. Hardy and exquisite, Border and Alpine Auriculas are vigorous, free-flowering primroses that are strong and sturdy enough to withstand most weather.
Gillian says these picky alpines hate being too wet, but they also don’t like being too dry in summer, because root aphids thrive in dry conditions. The plant geneticist Sir Rowland Biffen (18741949), who is best remembered for his work on the improvement of English wheat varieties.Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0. Bramhall, small flower and very starry Auricula from frost and cold rains. Root aphids have recently been a nuisance to growers of auriculas, so I wanted to learn how they manage their plants. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S FLORAL without spoiling it and the.