![]() Having a new cultivar from Robin and Annabel named after the band is a true honour, the colour, scent and everything about it is perfect. It’s just amazing how this wonderful flower continues to bring people together. As is usual with a new cultivar, stocks of Primula auricula Loudhailer are limited this year and will be plentifully available from Drointon Nurseries in years to come. Previously named flowers include ‘Alice’ after Alice through the Looking Glass, ‘Brunhilde’ from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and ‘Charlotte’ released at Malvern soon after the birth of Princess Charlotte. ![]() We have had the pleasure of working with Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard at several gigs of ‘The Auricula Suite’ over the years and so with the recent launch of their album their band name ‘Loudhailer’ was an obvious choice.” So, in the case of a Border auricula, this involves planting them outside for a couple of years and checking that it is robust enough. We aim to keep the original Barnhaven strains going, to continue her creative work and to spread the enjoyment and delight that comes from growing beautiful primroses. If you breed a new cultivar that offers something different visually you need to make sure that it has a good constitution before releasing it. The rest have been sent to the compost heap! So far, we have named 4 of them and ‘Loudhailer’ is the next in the series. From these we selected 8 plants that we think show promise. Fantastically easy to grow, this primula has large violet blue flowers with a creamy white. Robin explains “A few years ago we germinated about 3,000 seedlings from seed collected from our National Collection® of Border auriculas. Buy Primula auricula Clarence Elliott from Shire Plants. We worked with Robin and Annabel Graham of Drointon Nurseries to present a number of concerts with Primula auricula shows and launched the songs with a concert and flower show at the National Trust’s Calke Abbey, site of the oldest auricula theatre – a traditional way of displaying the flowers – in England.Ĭhelsea Gold Medallists Robin and Annabel Graham of Drointon Nurseries have been growing Primula auriculas at their Ripon nursery for over 20 years and hold the national collection of border auriculas.
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