NAPS Newbottle Auricula Show

[peter hood]

As it was too far to go to Malvern from Sunderland on Saturday, instead I got on our local bus and travelled 2 miles to Newbottle Workingmen's Club for the Auricula show run by the National Auricula and Primula Society. The light was not very good in the Club room, so some of the pictures could be better, but I thought there might be those interested. Those of us used to Alpine shows had to get used to the different concerns of judges - I had to ask one of the judges what they were looking for. Most of these pictures are of plants that won their classes.

General view of Show Hall
Class for 2 Alpine Auriculas
Best entry for class for 4 alpine auriculas
Gold Centred Alpine AuriculaJeff Scruton Best Plant in Show
Light Centred Alpine Auricula Sheila Smith

[peter hood]

Another set

Green edged Auricula Tamino
Grey edged Auricula Margaret Martin
White edged Auricula White Satin
Fancy Auricula Star Wars
Striped Auricula Angela Short

[peter hood]

I spent a long time trying to read the label for the variety name for the Yellow Self Auricula, only to discover that what the label said was Lost Label!

Yellow self Auricula
Red self Auricula Scorcher
Blue self Auricula Oakes Blue
Dark Self Auricula Lady Zoe

There was a class for Asiatic Primulas, won by a Primula sieboldii,
and for European Primulas, won by a Primula scotica, but what caught my attention was a very different take on Primula pubescens from what we are used to.

[ichristie]

Hello Peter many thanks for showing the pictures sure is very interesting and another dimension in showing very good indeed, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[shelagh]

I have fond memories of Newbottle. One of our curates moved there as Vicar in the mid 60's and I spent several happy weekends in the Vicarage.

Glad to seen NAPS is still thriving and keeping the old Florist ideals alive.

[JacquelineJ]

Excellent pictures. I'm struggling to capture them to show them at their best.
Looks like a nice gathering.

[FrazerHenderson]

Peter thanks for posting photos of the show. These shows are part of the living thread with our cultural and social (and gardening) history and long may they continue.