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. 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. Pest and Diseases: Slugs, snails, root weevil, root rot, botrytis and powdery mildew can all affect primroses.Auriculas are a long-established speciality at Ashwood. Possible cut flower or rock garden plant. Divide older plants after they finish blooming.Īdditional qualities: Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Maintenance: Remove yellowing leaves whenever present. Primula vulgaris is often sold along with pansies as color spots and treated as annuals, but have the potential to be a short lived perennial given the right conditions. Primula malicoides (fairy primrose) and Primula obconica (poison primrose) are delightful early spring annuals. The majority of primroses are perennial in the Portland area. Some species such as Primula japonica and Primula veris are wetland dwellers while others such as Primula auricula are mountain species perfect for the rock garden. They thrive in fertile, well-drained, acidic soil with regular water (except Primulaauricula like alkaline soil). Slightly taller stems hold clusters of fragrant flowers through the spring months. Light-green leaves are thick and waxy, forming a low rosette. Origin: Around 400 species are found mostly through out the Northern Hemisphere.Ĭulture: Primroses are woodland dwellers that prefer morning sun, dappled sun or full shade. Plant number: 1.446.730 (‘Clone 2331’) This is a unique kind of Primrose, totally unlike more commonly grown forms. Drop in to see what is new and blooming! Varieties Related to the common primula, auriculas have rosettes of semi-evergreen foliage topped by upright stems with circular flowers in bold colours. We will have a rainbow of colors and types. Here at Portland Nursery we will be carrying a wide range of Primroses this spring. These types are often grown in pots since they need sharp drainage and lime. They also have distinctive thick leaves with a powdery coating on the underside. This includes Primula auricula which has small clusters of flat topped flowers in a unique range of color. The third group is evergreen and heralds from mountainous areas. This group includes the common primroses sold as color spots. Primula vulgaris and Primula veris) bear bunches of flowers on 6-8” stems and bloom winter and/or early spring. They are often short lived, prefer damp soil and reseed. Primula capita and Primula japonica) show off their flowers in tiered clusters of 6-8 blooms on 1-2 ½ ‘ stems. The many types of primroses are divided into three basic categories. Other species such as Primula japonica and Primula veris reseed and create naturalized drifts in the shade garden. Some species such as Primula marginata are more diminutive and perfect for rock gardens or trough containers. Primroses combine fabulously with spring bulbs, evergreen grasses and dusty miller. An explosion of color in every shade of the rainbow, primroses primarily prefer cooler temperatures and therefore bloom early spring through May. The name Primula is derived from the Italian word for spring primavera. Primroses have been a vibrant addition to the spring, woodland garden and containers for over a century.
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