![]() Still, it’s sweet, no matter what the name. Auriculas are alpine plants, prized for their showy, jewel-like blooms and are traditionally displayed in individual pots on shelves in ‘theatres’. ![]() THERE IS NO MAIL ORDER SERVICE FOR AURICULA and PRIMULA PLANTS. It was labelled Auricula ‘Nonchalance’, although it only has a smidgen of the golden centre described by others. Admission £5.00 Contact: Chris Pattison Tel: 01531 650 480 SUNDAY rdMAY 3, 12pm to 4pm AUBOURN HALL Aubourn, Lincs. I’m adding another variety that caught my eye below. Primula auricula ‘Old Irish Scented’ is another of the rotating treasures on display in the glasshouse at Harlow Carr Gardens in Harrogate. One flower (technically a pip) is swamping the others. The nursery is run by a small team of experienced and knowledgeable plant lovers dedicated to growing plants in an organic and. Offering an extensive range of cultivars and rare varieties all propagated at our nursery in rural Suffolk. Once we set aside any expectations of stiffness, its classic white eye gives a hint of order while the ruffled, wavy-edged, golden-yellow petals have undoubted charm. We specialise in growing Irises, Pelargoniums, Primula auriculas and Hemerocallis. ![]() The rakish angle makes Primula auricula ‘Old Irish Scented’ appear wayward in comparison with the trussed up show darlings. Most pictures of auriculas portray them with straight, discreetly staked stems supporting a neat truss of identical flowers, in a variety of patterns, each petal preened for the show bench. The proceedings ended with a meal or feast together with, one suspects, much consumption of ale. There also existed a good deal of personal animosity and gamesmanship, happily almost entirely absent today. Judging was done by passing plants from hand to hand round the table with the decision reached by consensus. Today’s society helps give us an impression of how things were, back then: 19th century Lancashire working men collected these little darlings to bond over, lavish care upon, and to compete with against each other for the grand prize of a copper kettle. There’s something alluring to me about auricula primulas, the racing pigs of the plant world.
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