![]() Please don’t panic if the plant you receive looks different to the image on the website. We ask all our buyers to remember Primula pubescens are living plants and their appearance changes with the seasons. Please remember plant maintenance within our nursery is absolutely essential and means we need to prune back some items at certain times of the year to help maintain shape and encourage new growth. We have may Other Primula Varieties in stock. #PRIMULA AURICULA PLUG PLANTS HOW TO#If you want to know more about how to care for your Primula auricula there is a wonderful little video available, please watch it here Auricula Care ![]() We dispatch our Primula auricula as well grown jumbo plug plants which are best grown on in a 9 or 10cm pot for a short time before transplanting to their growing positions or as garden ready 9cm pot plants. #PRIMULA AURICULA PLUG PLANTS FULL#Unlike most rock plants Primula auricula prefer a humus-rich soil, rather than a gritty one.Īll pictures used are of mature plants in full bloom and may not necessarily reflect the plant at all times of the year. ![]() They can also be grown in pots or containers. Often used in rock gardens they are best grown in small groups in the shade of taller plants but Primula auricula can also be grown successfully in well drained borders in light or dappled shade. In spring short stems emerge from the rosette of leaves and are topped by clusters of beautiful flowers in many colours. Primula auricula form distinctive clumps of smooth, pale green, fleshly or leathery leaves which are often heavily powdered. If you are able to visit us from mid-March to April, we are sure you will enjoy browsing through our Alpine Sales area where, as well as a fine selection of Primula auricula, there are many other small treasures to be discovered.Primula auricula is sometimes known as Primula pubescens.īut this one also has a host of common names, Auricula, Mountain Cowslip, Bear's Ear are but a few. They will always perform best in the protected environment of a cold greenhouse. Show auriculas will grow outside in a sheltered position but heavy rain and wind will wash away the meal on the flowers and foliage. We offer an excellent range of plants of Show auriculas raised from cuttings. Named varieties of ‘Show’ auriculas have powdery ‘meal’ or ‘farina’ on the flowers and foliage and their various forms includes ‘selfs’, ‘edged’, ‘stripes’ and ‘fancies’. ![]() These are suitable for a sheltered garden or cold greenhouse cultivation. Named varieties of ‘ Alpine’ and ‘Double’ auriculas raised from cuttings are also offered for sale as flowering-sized plants. Available as flowering-sized plants, plug plants or seed, they are suitable for both garden and cold greenhouse cultivation. ‘Alpine’ auriculas have blooms of intensely rich colour, wonderful shading and delightful fragrance, produced from mid-March to April. Primula auricula Ashwood ‘Alpine’ Strain has been developed here at Ashwood as a result of careful hand-pollination and selection. These beautiful plants are one of the simple pleasures of the Spring garden and their jewel-like beauty, exquisite forms and subtle fragrance never fail to captivate. Auriculas are a long-established speciality at Ashwood. ![]()
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