species
Primula auricula
Auricula · bears ears
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Primula auricula is a perennial in the family Primulaceae, also known as Auricula or bears ears, introduced to the UK. It reaches 15 cm tall and 20 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from April to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 15 cm tall × 20 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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