![]() ![]() Sharman’s Cross is nearer white and is above average, but it can be difficult to get a well formed truss. Of Peter’s others, Clare is probably the best although it is variable in form and its crenated tube can be too wide. It has won many Premiers although slightly let down by a crenated tube. Gavin Ward was always more chary of producing offsets, but the individual plants seem to sustain better than those of Warwick. Warwick still offsets well but is not as vigorous as it used to be and is difficult to grow to Show standard. We are still too dependent on the varieties raised by Peter Ward nearly 50 years ago and of these, Warwick and Gavin Ward have not been surpassed. All Edged auriculas have body colour that flashes to the edge at times, purple, red, pink or yellow, the main criteria being that the contrast is striking. Others are on the borderline and can be shown in either the White Edged or Grey Edged classes.Īs with the Green Edges, body colours other than black are acceptable in the Open classes, but there are none that have yet been bred to that standard and need to be shown in the Fancy classes. Those still showing the green underneath are not so highly prized. It is this contrast between the white edge and the black body colour that make these such striking plants. This varies in consistency, by variety, from just a thin smattering over the green to a dense white paste. ![]() Last month I hinted that these types were prized above the Green Edges by some because both the foliage and pips are covered with tiny little filaments which form the farina. ![]()
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