Alpine Auriculas

Alpine auriculas have brightly coloured, velvety flowers which are often slightly larger than the show types. The corolla outside the centre should be gradually shaded from dark near the centre to light towards to edge. 

They are sub-divided into two groups - gold-centred or light-centred.  There is no farina on the flower or foliage which means they are happy being planted outside in a border or rockery as they will not spoil in the rain. 

The plants in our Alpine auricula collection have come from many varied sources but we inherited a large number of them from Val Woolley's collection in the UK when we took over her National Alpine auricula collection in 2016. 

Flowering period: Mid-spring- early summer.

Culture: If you are trying auriculas for the first time we often recommend the Alpine group as they are very showy but a bit easier than some of the true Show auriculas. They will generally offset quite readily and often set seed. Fully hardy, happiest in a well-drained, part-shady spot which is not allowed to fully dry out, or in pots.

For more information on growing Alpine auriculas please consult our section on Garden auriculas.

Subcategories

  • Gold-centred Alpines
    Gold-centred Alpines

    Gold-centred alpine auriculas have gold or dark yellow centres.  They are usually dark red, shading to bright red, or shades of brown shading to gold though many other colours exist. 

    Flowering period: Mid-spring- early summer.

    Height: 10-15 cm

    Culture: If you are trying auriculas for the first time we often recommend the Alpine group as they are very showy but a bit easier than some of the true Show auriculas. They will generally offset quite readily and often set seed.Fully hardy, happiest in a well-drained, part-shady spot which is not allowed to fully dry out, or in pots.

    For more information on growing Alpine auriculas please consult our section on Garden auriculas.

  • Light-centred Alpines
    Light-centred Alpines

    Light-centred alpine auriculas have a cream or white centre. They are usually in shades of blue, purple or pink.

    Flowering period: Mid-spring- early summer.

    Height: 10-15 cm

    Culture:  They will generally offset quite readily and often set seed. Fully hardy, happiest in a well-drained, part-shady spot which is not allowed to fully dry out, or in pots.

    For more information on growing light-centred Alpine auriculas please consult our section on Garden Auriculas.

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