Haliclystus auricula is a funnel-shaped jellyfish up to 2.5cm high with eight arms radiating from the mouth, connected near the tips by a thin membrane. Colour varies from grey/green to red/brown. The ...

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I love auriculas, especially at this time of year when they produce their pristine flowers. They’ve been popular for three hundred years and they were one of the original florists’ flowers, grown by ...

Even the horticulturally indifferent cannot fail to spot the beauty of auriculas, with their neat, round faces and rich, enamelled colours. Best of all, auriculas will thrive in an urban back yard – ...

Auriculas, a relation of the Primula family, are one of spring's early joys. They have been cultivated for hundreds of years. They are easy to grow in the garden or better still in pots. Auriculas ...

High in the European Alps, squeezed between rocks or hanging on a precipitous mountain ledge, Primula auricula maintains its precarious existence. In winter it wraps its leaves around its embryonic ...