These plants were growing about 8,000 in a meadow only feet from the bottom of a glacier. Wild Primula auricula on the North Face(yeah, ‘that’ North Face), on the Eiger in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland from a trip I took there a couple of years ago. Although they are hardy to -30º, trying to keep them alive over winter requires more skill than simply being happy that one lives in a cold climate. Thirdly, the Auricula demands precise alpine conditions which evolve into tasks required for each season. So unless you live in Seattle, Vancouver or in Alaska, they are challenging to grow, to say the least. We have much to owe to the auricula, but just try to find one to grow today.Ĭaptivating, beguiling, astounding – choose your adjective, the primrose known as the auricula, or Primula auricula (I am sure spellcheck has changed this to auricle at least 88 times within this post!), remain rarely seen in most American gardens – but why? Well, the reasons are many: First, auriculas may be gorgeous, but they are not the easiest of plants to grow well, (or even to grow poorly for that matter), second, much of the climate here in North America is terrible for these true alpines, as they are more used to conditions found in the high and dry snow covered Alps.
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Commonly referred to as ‘auriculas’ by collectors, the plant has a rich history full of drama and quirky tales, but most impressive is that the auricula was one of the first ‘florist plants’, the term ‘florist’ even came from those who carried these rare plants in England hundreds of years ago before people began growing plants in pots. Has subobject This property is a special property in this wiki.Few flowers are as amazing as the Auricula primroses. Sandy +, Loamy +, Clay + and Heavy clay + "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.įacts about " Primula auricula" RDF feed Article is incomplete "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki., "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki., "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki., "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki., "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki., "image:PrimulaAuricula02.jpg|248px" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
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