Whatever your reasons for growing auriculas, better plants will be grown if the methods used by growers that do show their plants are adopted.The first watering after repotting often benefits from the addition of a fungicide.To minimise the risk of loosing the plant the wounds should be treated with a fungicide such as yellow sulphur. Every time an offset or even a green leaf is removed a wound is caused that could be the opening for bacteria to start infecting the plant.Very small quantities of charcoal, calcified seaweed, seaweed meal, dolomite lime, base firtiliser and various well-rotted animal manures are used by some growers, but are of doutful benefit for an inexperienced grower.Some extra sand can be beneficial for unrooted offsets. A mixture of four parts JI No.2, one part grit, one part sand and one part peat based multi-purpose compost provides a good growing medium for plants of all sizes.Pot on first into three inch and later three and a half inch pots or straight into three and a half inch pots depending on the vigour of the variety.For larger offsets or when the above are well established use two and a half inch pots.For unrooted or small offsets use cell trays or insert them around the edge of a small plant pot.Use plastic terracotta coloured round standard pots.
Primula auricula care free#
Primula auricula care full size#
Re-pot full size plants that were not re-potted earlier in the year taking off-sets to replace the oldest plants and the inevitable losses.Protect from spells of heavy rain and thunderstorms.Īt the time (usually in late August) when summer changes to autumn and the plants grow strongly again.Spray to control any aphids or red spider in the cool of the evening as necessary.Water well but only when the plants are dry.
A cold frame is preferred for summer housing.
Keep the compost fairly but not absolutely dry, by watering infrequently and sparingly.Any recently taken offsets well rooted.ĭuring winter (end of November to second half of February).All your large plants in three and a half inch pots full of roots.The guide is written for people living in the Midlands area of the UKĪnd requires some adjustments for other UK regions and possibly major changes for other countries withĪ separate guide to growing auriculas from seed is now available. When asked "How do you grow them?" I found that a straightforward guide to cultivation came in handy. Lack knowledge of the auricula's basic cultural needs. A GUIDE TO GROWING AURICULAS FOR BEGINNERSīecause auriculas are usually shown single crowned with all or most offsets removedĪnd these offsets readily grow into small plants, growers have spare plants that are often given to friends and neighbours who
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