After division we sometimes feed the young plants with a high phosphate feed to encourage strong root growth. Always make sure you have a section of root, main carrot root and leaf to make a viable new plant. Any offsets can be easily teased off the main carrot root and potted up. We propagate all our auricula plants by division each winter. Remove all the old compost from the roots, split the clumps if necessary and repot. Auriculas hate having their roots sitting in hot soggy compost the roots will literally drop off.Īuriculas should be repotted annually in late Autumn or early Winter. During the summer water in the evening when it is cool. Watering from March to June can be liberal. If light levels are poor, delay watering and avoid overhead watering as this will spoil the blooms and wash off any decorative farina from the foliage. You can use a high potassium low nitrogen fertiliser every two weeks till flowering finishes. Watering and feeding in a warm, sunny spring should commence in early March. If a glass house is not available, then a cool room, shed, or cold frame is adequate provided it has good natural light and is ventilated dailyĪuricula theatres should be sited on an east facing wall.įrom November to late February plants should be kept fairly dry. Auriculas will tolerate temperatures to -15 degrees or more. No heat is needed in winter and the vents in the greenhouse must be opened on a daily basis. In the winter Auriculas are best kept under glass. After plants have flowered, plants should be shaded through the hot summer months. Auriculas in pots are best kept sheltered from wet and windy weather. When Auriculas come into flower, if the weather is inclement, flowers can be protected from rain and frost with an open-ended cloche. In heavier soils Auriculas should always be planted with a collar of grit or gravel underneath the rosette. Although partial to a soil with some substance to it, Auriculas do not like to be too wet in winter heavy soils need to be well worked and the drainage improved. They will not tolerate dry sandy or thick heavy clay soils in which they will dwindle and die out. Young plants can be grown in 7cm, mature plants in 9cm pots.Īlpine and Border Auriculas can make good garden plants, provided you have a good loam based soil. Never overpot Auriculas their natural habitat is clefts of rocks in the Dolomites. Lime and a slow release fertiliser should both be added at 15 grams per 10 litres of compost. We mix 50% peat (or peat substitute) with 25% grit or pearlite and 25% loam. Auriculas should be grown in a low fertility, loam based compost. Edges and Fancies are unique and give us a wonderful array of patterns, and Selfs are the closest to the original Auricula species plant and some of the first to be hybridised.Īuriculas make delightful pot plants and we recommend growing them as show plants in small containers.
Stripes flower a little earlier as a general rule and Doubles flower the longest.
Alpines are easier to grow and most floriferous. Alpines, Selfs, Borders, Doubles, Stripes, Edges and Fancies. If you wish to transport your plants into attractive containers we recommend doing so very carefully as compost may be loose in the pot and you need to keep root disturbance to a minimum.Īlternatively simply slip the plastic pot into your desired container.Īuriculas are categorised into seven main groups. Therefore the plants will not need repotting until early winter that year. We dispatch plants once they have settled in after propagation, they may not have a pot shaped root formation but will have a good root system. However as demand for Auriculas is high we would also recommend subscribing to our newsletter to receive up to date information about the plants and availability. On our website you can add your name to a ‘waitlist’ of any plants that are out of stock and you’ll be notified when they are available once more. This is often the only availability release of the year so we recommend enthusiasts order early. Plants can then be ordered for dispatch in late March. Auriculas are hardy and like the cold, so don’t worry about the frosts, just keep sheltered away from heavy rainfall and snow in the winter months.Īt Woottens we release our Auricula availability each year in late February when propagation is completed. They suffer from very few pests and diseases and don’t need heavy feeding.
They require shading from scorching sun in the summer but good natural daylight in the winter. In brief Auricula plants need a well-drained compost, they dislike being overwatered in the cooler months.
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