Hi there! I’m an Auricula! Don’t you think I’m rather lovely? I do! 😄
Let me tell you all about myself!
Firstly, I belong to the family, ‘ Primulaceae‘.
I come in many varieties!
Firstly, there are the. ‘Show Auriculas’ : Edged, Self , Striped or Fancy
Then there are ‘Alpine Auriculas’ : Light Centred, Gold Centred, Laced, Fancy.
And finally, ‘Other Auriculas: Double, Border.
And believe it or not, I’ve been around for 500 years! Get that!
That’s heaps longer than you! Just saying! And I’ll go on for a lot longer, yet!
I’m VERY cold tolerant; I DON’T like excessive heat or excessive moisture...
but I do thrive in moist well drained soil.
However, I hate, loathe and detest acidic soil!
Please remember that, if you decide to grow me in your garden.
Many people ‘show’ me...so that means I am grown in a greenhouse or under glass
in order to protect me from the weather. Many Auriculas ( but not all) have this
coating called ‘Farina’, on their leaves or flowers; if this is touched it can
spoil our appearance. And there’s nothing like your appearance being marred,
is there? Oh no..perish the thought!
Very lovely, indeed!
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I love them too.
ReplyDeleteI remember the splendid displays at Hampton Court a few years back.
However, I have always had this strange association when I hear their name with Funinculi funincula an operatic masterpiece by Luigi Denza.
It’s the word play I suspect.
Actually, it’s more than that, they are both masterpieces.
Beautiful! and where do auriculas grow in the wild? They look like a mountain flower to me
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