Palinuro auricula

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A rosette-forming evergreen perennial, with fleshy mid-green leaves that are sometimes hairy and lightly toothed. Produces clusters of many lightly scented, funnel-shaped flowers with silvery calyxes, yellow petals and a ring of creamy white at the throats, on stout stems in late winter and early spring

Scientific classification

Species: Palinuro auricula (Primula palinuri)
Genus: Primula
Family: Primulaceae

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Toxicity: Alpine Rockery
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Palinuro auricula

Distribution map

Italy

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Palinuro auricula

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Palinuro auricula care guide

Keep soil evenly moist and cool, never fully dry
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep soil evenly moist and cool, never fully dry

Fertilizing

Weak balanced feed during spring growing season

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe, or in late winter or early spring, or by division between autumn and early spring

Growing

Grow outdoors in well drained soil in full sun, or in an alpine house or cold frame in a mix of equal parts loam-based potting compost, leaf mould and grit. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering

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