This means they are perfectly suited to growing all over Montana. They are tolerant of alkalinity and extremely winter hardy to USDA climate zone 3, or even zone 2 if covered with snow all winter. Auriculas were extremely popular in the nineteenth century, but curiously, are not well-known today.Īuriculas are native to the Alps and prefer gritty, moist, well-drained soil with a good amount of humus.
The second picture shows a tawny-colored auricula, a color popular in the 1600s. Auriculas do have an extremely wide color range, much greater than practically every other kind of flower. The black background highlights the beautiful colors of the flowers. Potted plants were (and still are) exhibited in flower on black painted shelves in a stage-like display. Several specialized classes of auriculas came into existence over the following centuries. Auriculas were a popular plant beginning in the early eighteenth century when keen collectors began to grow and exhibit them in competitions. By 1639, at least 15 different colors and even striped forms were grown. The first auriculas grown in England are illustrated first left above, in a woodcut from Gerard’s Great Herbal of 1596. Charles l’Ecluse (known as Clusius) is the first person known to have grown auriculas in a garden. When first cultivated, they were called ‘Bear’s Ears’. They have evergreen leaves that curl around in a way that resembles the ear of a bear. auricula, have been grown in gardens since the 1500s. The auricula primroses, members of the species P. Actually hundreds of species of Primula are in existence, and some species have been brought into gardens and significantly developed. When we think of primroses, the first thing that comes to mind are the ‘Pacific Giant’ hybrid primroses we see in garden centers.
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