![]() Even as a child I knew it had something artificial about it, but it was beyond delicious. A little on the greyish side of cream, it was slightly sticky and was served in small (all too small), flat squares. The unusual colour prompts another memory – of the ice cream we were sometimes given for dinner at primary school. Primula ‘Limelight’ appeared to be a reliable auricula for the show bench as several exhibitors featured it at the N.A.P.S. I’d love to see a rambling rose with flowers like this little beauty! Primula auricula ‘Limelight’ The doubles always make me think of roses. ![]() Primula auricula ‘Lincoln Cuckoo’Ī green, double auricula ticks off two novelty boxes. I can imagine that some cultivars are more reliable, more readily available and so more suited to the show bench. Little details matter when the flowers are coin-sized. The wonderfully named Primula auricula ‘Kermit’ seemed almost indistinguishable from Primula auricula ‘Prague’ without close scrutiny: the green edge was a touch broader and the black feathering was a little less prominent and more confined to the centre.īut then, the hybridiser focuses on nuances. My knowledge of show auriculas is limited, but I couldn’t help feeling that it would take an expert to spot the differences between some of the green ones. One of the attractions of a flower show for me is the chance to practice photography on some unusual, exceptionally well-presented flowers. ![]() show mades them seem as if any decent Renaissance poet ought to have written a verse or two in their honour. Auriculas have an old-fashioned quality: something about the green flowered and mealy grey flowered ones on display at this year’s N.A.P.S.
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