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Category Archives: auriculas
Primulas in 2022
A late-winter look back at some of the best and most interesting primroses of last spring and summer. — Below, three Primulas new to my garden: tiny Primula scotica, yellow Primula luteola, and leafy Primula palmata. P palmata survived one … Continue reading
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Tagged alpine garden, alpine Primulas, auriculas, growing primulas, hardy Cyclamen, Juliana Primroses, primroses, primula cultivation, primulas, show and fancy auriculas
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Primulas, Spring 2021
Many of these plants have appeared here before. Species new to the garden were still too small to bloom (Primula scotica) or did not like the weather this year (Primula luteola, Primula auriculata, Primula kisoana, a few others). Maybe we’ll … Continue reading
Auriculas in 2020
To start, a trio of new plants from seeds obtained through the NAPS Midlands and West seed exchange. I did not post any 2020 Primula pictures here last year, but did enter some pictures in the American Primrose Society online … Continue reading
Auriculas of 2019, Part 3: Named Cultivars
In early spring, when the gardens had begun to thaw, I lifted auriculas, potted them, and moved them into a greenhouse, where I could hand-pollinate and make careful crosses. Many of these plants bloomed well. But the greenhouse soon became … Continue reading
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Tagged auriculas, named auriculas, primroses, show auriculas
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Auriculas of 2019, Part 2: New Farinose Reds
Three years ago, an auricula-growing friend saw this unusual plant here on the blog, and commented on the farina-dusted flowers. The previous spring, I had pollinated a few flowers with a blue self auricula, hoping to produce farina-dusted blues and … Continue reading
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Tagged Auricula breeding, Auricula propagation, primroses
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