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A number of you have asked about the yellow leaves which appear on the auriculas over winter. This is entirely natural as in colder climates the plants go back to a 'resting bud' to conserve their energy. It is quite safe to take these off either by cutting carefully or just giving a gentle pull. If they are reluctant to budge it is best to leave a little longer. Now is a good time to apply a half strength balanced liquid fertiliser. this will give the plants a boost as they go into their major flowering time. That may be followed up with a half strength high potash type liquid fertiliser in a month or so and provided your plants are in a good quality potting mix they should need no further feeding. REMEMBER TO KEEP FREE THE WEEKEND 16/17 OCTOBER FOR THE PLANT HUNTERS' SPECIAL PLANT FAIR. IT WILL BE AT 1115 HUON ROAD, NEIKA FROM 10-4 SATURDAY AND 10-3 SUNDAY. This is a rare chance to see a number of Tasmanian small specialist nurseries in the one place. Email for further details
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Welcome to the Pen-Lan Plants website. We are a small mail-order nursery situated in Hobart, Tasmania and specialise in Primula auricula with occasional other offerings. The plant is ideally suited to those areas of Australia which have cooler winters and frost or snow is not a problem. They require little water, in fact overwatering or too high a winter rainfall is their main enemy. Pot culture is suitable as long as there is not midday sun exposure. Our stock is all cultivated here from selected imports. Many plants are slow to increase so only a small number are available at any one time but enquiries are always welcome about unlisted plants. We accept orders from all Australian states (except W.A.) by post or email. The optimum time for sending is from March till October but inquiries are welcome at other times. We ask for payment via cheque or postal order before plants are dispatched. The plants are posted bare-rooted and packed in a suitable medium. They will need to be planted out as soon as they arrive and cultivation notes are included with each order.
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A long-awaited new book on auriculas was published in September 2009. Copies are available from Florilegium in Sydney www.florilegium.com.au or from your favourite bookseller |
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