The selfs have petals of clear bright colours without any shading. There are two main types - the selfs and the edged. They all have a ring of white paste around the tube. Some, but not all, varieties have meal on the leaves. Show varieties are generally regarded as the aristocrats of auriculas and are virtually always grown under protection. The petals are bright jewel colours which shade lighter towards the outer edge.ģ. The centre of the flower is either gold or light (almost white) in colour. The flowers are always thrum-eyed, open flat, and are circular in outline, this also applies to the show varieties. They do not have any meal on their leaves or flowers. Alpine auriculas can also be grown out of doors but the perfection of their blooms is best produced in a cold frame or well-ventilated greenhouse. They make a good splash of spring colour but are not so finely developed as the other types.Ģ. They often have mealy leaves and flowers in a wide range of colours. Border auriculas are the types grown mainly in the garden. Classificationįour basic types of auricula are now grown.ġ. Other species have possibly been introduced during their development. This hybrid is also thought to have given rise to auriculas. In the wild Primula auricula grows with Primula rubra which is a non-mealy plant with rosy pink flowers and a white eye.Ī hybrid between these two species occurs naturally and has been developed into an attractive range of plants known as Primula x pubescens. The flowers have five yellow petals and a central white area,sometimes covered with meal (called 'paste' by auricula growers). The leaves are often covered with a whitish meal which gives them the, better known, common name 'dusty millers'. Its leaves are comparatively thick and roundish in outline hence the common name 'bear's ears' and botanical name auricula. Primula auricula is a yellow flowered plant of the high alps. One of the hazards of showing auriculas is that visitors, seeing them for the first time, feel an irresistible urge to touch them. Over four centuries of breeding and selection have brought them to a state of perfection in form and colour in a number of distinctly different types. We will always advise of the carriage charge before payment is taken.Auricula specialists Pamela and Derek Salt look at this enchanting group of plants that are becoming increasingly popular.Īuriculas have come a long way from the simple Primula auricula from which they take their name. We reserve the right to revise any carriage charges in the event of carrier price increase or other unforeseen circumstances. Some items may not be available to all areas. We reserve the right to contact you and advise an additional charge where necessary and are happy to quote for carriage of specific products to more remote areas. We may need to contact you regarding delivery so please provide a contact number with all orders. These items are also not available to areas and postcodes shown under non standard deliveries. If ordering any large items marked a surcharge of £5 per item will be applied. Please accept our apologies for any inconvience caused. We are committed to finding a way that we can resume or normal services again as soon as possible. Unfortunately like many companies in our industry we are currently only able to supply orders to UK based customers, excluding those in Northern Ireland. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied. Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.Īll other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.
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