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FIELD HOUSE NURSERY
LEAKE ROAD, GOTHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG11 0JN, U.K.
Val Woolley & Bob Taylor
SPECIALIST GROWERS
of
AURICULAS, PRIMULAS and ASTRANTIAS
NATIONAL COLLECTION® HOLDERS
Tel: 0115 9830 278 Mob: 07504 125 209
Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Open by appointment only, 10am to 2.30pm, April 1st to June 30th and occasionally at other times by
special arrangement. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
HOW TO FIND US Field House Nursery is situated near to the M1 (East Midlands Airport exit
Junction 24) and is within easy reach of most of the Midlands. We are only two hours drive from
London. If you are coming from a distance it is best to telephone us first.
AURICULAS Our world-famous collection of over 750 named auriculas is on display at the nursery.
The plants are set out in groups - Alpines, Selfs, Edged, Borders and Doubles. We hold a
NATIONAL COLLECTION of Show and Alpine Auriculas which may be viewed by appointment.
We supply the auriculas for the historic Auricula Theatre at Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire; the
auriculas can be seen on the Theatre from the middle of April until the middle of May (weather
permitting).
PRIMULAS We grow many species of Asiatic and European primula, along with hundreds of
cultivars and hybrids.
AURICULA and PRIMULA descriptive reference catalogue; see below. Availability list
published monthly.
SEED We sell seed of Primula and auricula, most of which we produce ourselves. List 2 x 1st Class
Stamps.
ASTRANTIAS. We hold a NATIONAL COLLECTION which may be viewed by appointment. We
also have an excellent selection for sale at the nursery and by mail order. Please send 2 x 1st Class
stamps for our list.
NATIONAL AURICULA and PRIMULA SOCIETY We are active members of the Midland and
West Section of The National Auricula and Primula Society (www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk). We
were founder members of the East Midlands Group which meets at the Cuckoo Bush Inn, Gotham,
Nottingham four times a year.
SPECIALIST PLANT FAIRS Our high quality plant fairs, all in superb settings, are well-known in
the Midlands region. In 2015 we shall be organising Plant Fairs at at Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire and
at Leicester University Botanic Gardens. We look forward to seeing you there!
NURSERY NEWS
OUR AVAILABILITY LIST OF AURICULAS & PRIMULAS WILL BE
PUBLISHED HERE IN MARCH If you wish to purchase auriculas
and primulas please select them from the March Availability List
and not from our Collection List which is for reference only. Sorrywe do not offer a Mail Order Service but you can purchase our
plants at the nursery and at Plant Fairs and Shows.
Our excellent auricula and primula seed list is currently available.
Please send us 2 x 1st Class stamps to obtain a copy.
SPRING 2015
The plants are looking good and there are plenty of buds on the little European
primulas. We are still busy taking offsets and repotting our collections.
We sowed a lot of primula and auricula seed at the beginning of 2014 and we
had excellent germination. We started pricking out the seedlings in early May
and carried on with this task throughout the summer of 2014. We now have a
good selection of Barnhaven Primroses and Polyanthus, bog primulas, Birds
Eye Primulas and some other more unusual species many of which will be
available in Spring 2015.
EVENTS 2015
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS PLANNED FOR
2015 and WE LOOK FORWARDTO SEEING YOU THERE!
SATURDAY MARCH 7th 12noon to 4pm
ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY
LOUGHBOROUGH SHOW
Charnwood College (formerly Burleigh Community College), Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ. (M1 Jn 23;
st
A512 towards Loughborough; look for signs after 1 roundabout)
Contact: Neil Hubbard Tel: 01509 414 427
SATURDAY APRIL 11th 12noon to 4pm
ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY
NORTH MIDLAND SHOW
Brookfield School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS (M1 Jn 29 to Chesterfield; A619 out of Chesterfield;
2 miles then school is on right)
Contact: John Savage Tel: 01623 845 123
SUNDAY APRIL 26th, 11am to 5pm
SPETCHLEY PARK GARDENS, Worcester.
2 miles east of Worcester on the A44 Stratford road, 4 miles from J7 of the M5.
Thirty five specialist nurseries.
Admission £5.00
Contact: Chris Pattison Tel: 01531 650 480
SUNDAY MAY 3rd, 12pm to 4pm
AUBOURN HALL Aubourn, Lincs. LN5 9DZ
NCCPG EAST MIDLANDS GROUP
A historic country house set in 9 acres of gardens. Admission £4.00
Contact: G. Goodwin King Tel: 01636 821 240
SUNDAY MAY 10th, 10.30am to 4pm
RENISHAW HALL, Renishaw, Nr Sheffield, Derbyshire S21 3WB
A perfect setting where you can browse amongst the superb choice of plants, trees and shrubs which
will be offered for sale by around TWENTY specialist nurseries. Stunning Italianate gardens with
lakeside walks, Museums, Galleries and the excellent Gallery Café.
Admission to Plant Fairs £2.00 Car parking FREE www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
SATURDAY MAY 17th, 11am to 4pm
BUCKDEN TOWERS, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE19 5TA
Specialist Plant Sale with 20 stalls. Knot garden and grounds open. Admission £2.50 adults.
Children free. Contact: 01480 891 740
SUNDAY JUNE 5th, 11am to 4pm
FELLEY PRIORY, Underwood, Nottinghamshire,NG16 5FJ
NCCPG EAST MIDLANDS GROUP
Around 20 Stalls. Admission £5.Fabulous garden with yew hedges and topiary, herbaceous borders, rose
garden and knot garden. Refreshments available in the excellent tea room.
Contact: Contact: Bob Taylor Tel: 07504 125 209
SUNDAY AUGUST 9th, 10.30am to 4pm
RENISHAW HALL, Renishaw, Nr Sheffield, Derbyshire S21 3WB
A perfect setting where you can browse amongst the superb choice of plants, trees and shrubs which
will be offered for sale by around TWENTY specialist nurseries. Stunning Italianate gardens with
lakeside walks, Museums, Galleries and the excellent Gallery Café.
Admission to Plant Fairs £2.00 Car parking FREE www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6th, 10am to 4pm
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER BOTANIC GARDENS, Oadby, Leics LE2 2E
Plant Fair and Open Day. A wide range of quality plants will be on sale, including unusual herbaceous
perennials, shrubs, auriculas and primulas, alpines and many more.
Admission £3.00. Contact: Bob Taylor 07504 125 209
FIELD HOUSE NURSERY
Leake Rd, Gotham, Nottingham NG11 0JN
2015/2016
AURICULA and PRIMULA
COLLECTION
and DESCRIPTIVE LIST
FIELD HOUSE NURSERY is a specialist nursery in a rural setting in the village of Gotham.
It is situated near to the M1 (East Midlands Airport exit - J24) and is within easy reach of most of
the Midlands; we are only two hours drive from London.
We sell auricula and primula plants directly from the nursery, at Plant Fairs and we can bring orders
to shows. THERE IS NO MAIL ORDER SERVICE FOR AURICULA and PRIMULA
PLANTS.
This new descriptive list is for reference only and it gives details of many of the auriculas and
primulas which we grow at Field House. Some are available throughout the year, but others
are produced in small numbers and can disappear from the list very rapidly. Some are
available as seed only. When placing orders please consult our availability lists which tell you
what is in stock month by month. WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO SUPPLY PLANTS WHICH
ARE SELECTED FROM THE AURICULA and PRIMULA AVAILABILITY LISTS. These
are updated throughout the year and may be obtained by sending us a large SAE or by
requesting them in electronic form. The auricula and primula availability list is also at the
end of this web page.
An excellent selection of seed of primula and auricula is available by mail order or from the
nursery (please give seven days notice if you wish to collect your seed order).
We supply auriculas to the historic Auricula Theatre at Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire
(National Trust); the auriculas can be seen on the Theatre from around the second week of April
until the middle of May (weather permitting). We are also organisers of Specialist Plant Sales in the
Midlands Region; our events are well-known and well supported!
If you wish to visit us and are coming from some distance it is advisable to telephone beforehand as
we are often out at plant fairs. There will be somebody at the nursery on these occasions but if you
wish to talk plants with us it is better to avoid these dates. We look forward to seeing you during the
coming season.
Terms…………………………….Page 3
Auriculas.......…………………….Page 4
European Primulas………………Page 20
Primula allionii …………. Page 21
Primroses / polyanthus….. Page 26
Asiatic Primulas …………Page 29
FIELD HOUSE NURSERY
LEAKE ROAD, GOTHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG11 0JN, U.K.
Val Woolley and Bob Taylor
TEL: 0115 9830 278 MOB: 07469 714 817
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
OPENING TIMES: April 1st to June 30th, by appointment only.
10am to 2.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm
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AURICULAS and PRIMULAS at FIELD HOUSE
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PROGRESS and GOOD NEWS We are building up our stocks of primulas again and the
auricula collection goes from strength to strength. Bob Taylor joined us 2008 and his National
Collection of Astrantias is on display at the nursery. He sells Astrantias and is also assisting
with the cultivation of auriculas and primulas.

COLLECTION Our collection of over 800 named Show, Alpine, Border and Double Auriculas
is on display here. It has taken nearly twenty five years of seemingly endless dividing and
repotting to get to this stage but it has been well worth the effort.

NATIONAL COLLECTION We hold a National Collection of ‘Primula auricula Hort.
Shows and Alpines’. This may be viewed BY APPOINTMENT ONLY in April and May.

OPEN DAYS We used to hold Special Auricula Open Days in April and sometimes in May. On
these occasions the auricula stock tunnels were open to the public and our displays have been
much admired by many visitors from far and wide. Sadly my husband, Jack, passed away about
two years ago and it has not been possible to reinstate the Open Days as yet.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS A small greenhouse is home to our ever-growing collection of
Primula marginata forms and Bob has spent a good deal of time helping me to build up our
collection of P.allionii cultivars and small European primulas. Our tunnels and greenhouses are
called after famous castles so we have Alnwick, Windsor, Balmoral, Dover and Edinburgh to
name but a few! We also have Castle Douglas, but that is another story!

SUCCESS Thanks to Bob’s efforts we successfully exhibited our auriculas and astrantias in the
Plant Heritage (NCCPG) marquee at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July 2010 and July
2011. We have also exhibited at Gardeners World Live at the NEC.

WHAT WE SELL We offer a fine selection of auriculas all raised from offsets in the
traditional manner. Around 350 named varieties are usually available at any one time. A range
of Primula allionii cultivars and European Hybrids is always available along with P. marginata
forms and P. x pubescens hybrids. The ever popular double primroses also feature in our
catalogue along with a good selection of bog primulas.
Our aim is to appeal to the beginner and the experienced grower alike and we are
always prepared to give advice where it is needed. Why not come and see our plants?
We look forward to seeing you.
GIFT VOUCHERS
We offer attractive vouchers in three values - £10, £15 or £20. Why not treat a friend
or relative! These may be exchanged at the nursery for Field House plants or seed
.
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TERMS
ORDERING Please use the form which accompanies the availability list for your plant orders.
Telephoned orders can be accepted during business hours only; please have your Credit Card or
Debit Card details ready, along with a list of the plants which you require. Emailed orders should
contain a list of plants required with their prices. For seed orders please consult the separate seed
list and order form.
PAYMENT with order please. Please note that the minimum total order is 4 plants. A limit cheque
is the most convenient form of payment as it saves time and paper work. On the SECOND amount
line write the total cost of your order in capitals e.g. "NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY POUNDS".
You will, of course, be notified of the amount which we fill in. Please make cheques payable to
Field House Nursery. We are also able to accept payment by most major Credit and Debit Cards.
Please note that orders are only acknowledged on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope.
SUBSTITUTES If you are prepared to accept substitutes please list them on the order form. Many
customers make a cheque out for the full amount but do not list substitutes; we do not issue refunds
and reserve the right to substitute at our discretion in these cases. Please note that where we offer
plants in mixture it is not possible to supply individual colours!
COLLECTION Orders may be collected from the nursery but please give seven days notice.
THE NATIONAL AURICULA AND PRIMULA SOCIETY
The National Auricula and Primula Society exists to promote and develop
interest in Auriculas and Primulas in all their forms.
THE SOCIETY HAS THREE SECTIONS, EACH OF WHICH ORGANISES
ANNUAL SHOWS AND PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL YEARBOOK AND OTHER
INFORMATIVE MATERIAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF GROWERS.
For further details and membership information contact:NAPS MIDLAND AND WEST SECTION, SECRETARY Mr NEIL TYERS
Email: [email protected]
NAPS NORTHERN SECTION, SECRETARY MR R TAYLOR
Email : [email protected]
NAPS SOUTHERN SECTION, SECRETARY MR. L. E. WIGLEY
67 WARNHAM COURT ROAD, CARSHALTON BEECHES, SURREY
Email: [email protected]
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AURICULAS
The auricula is a unique florists’ flower which was introduced into England around
1575, possibly by Flemish weavers who were settling in Lancashire in towns like
Rochdale and Middleton. Roy Genders in ‘Collecting Antique Plants’ comments that
the auricula has ‘an exotic beauty’ which in the words of Thomas Hogg, Florist of
Paddington Green, London ‘seems to engross our undivided attention’. The various
types of auricula have gone in and out of fashion over the centuries but at the present
time the cultivation of all forms of these plants is enjoyed by vast numbers of
enthusiasts both in the United Kingdom and overseas. We have been growing
auriculas for many years and along the way we have found ourselves involved in
many exciting projects such as growing the auriculas for the theatre at Calke Abbey.
We have also been to The Royal Library at Windsor Castle to see books like Mr
Marshall’s Flower Album and other ancient works devoted to these wonderful
flowers. Growing auriculas can be addictive – so beware!
USEFUL BOOKS ON AURICULAS
AURICULA by G.Baker and P.Ward; Batsford Books, 1995
AURICULAS & PRIMROSES by W. R. Hecker (1971); Batsford Books.
AURICULAS by Malcolm Guest (1999); BCS Marmal Publications.
AURICULAS for EVERYONE by Mary A. Robinson (2000); Guild of Master Craftsman
Publications
AURICULAS Their Care and Cultivation by Brenda Hyatt (1989); Cassell.
FLORISTS AURICULAS & GOLD LACED POLYANTHUS by C. G. Haysom (1957);
Collingridge.
PRIMROSES & AURICULAS by B. Hyatt (1989); (Wisley Handbook).
PRIMROSES & AURICULAS by Peter Ward (2003); (Wisley Handbook).
THE AURICULA History, Cultivation and Varieties by Allan Guest (2009); Garden Art
Press.
AURICULAS THROUGH THE AGES by Patricia Cleveland-Peck (2011) The Crowood Press.
Good advice may also be found in the booklets published by The National Auricula
and Primula Society (Midland and West Section)
WEB SITES WITH PICTURES OF AURICULAS and PRIMULAS
www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk National Auricula and Primula Society (Midland
and West Section)
www.auriculas.org.uk National Auricula and Primula Society (Northern Section)
www.southernauriculaprimula.org National Auricula and Primula Society
(Southern Section)
www.barnhaven.com Site of the Barnhaven seed company in France.
www.primulaworld.com Pam Eveleigh's site features pictures of primula species
growing mainly in the wild.
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TYPES OF AURICULA
If you are new to auriculas you probably feel overwhelmed by the terminology and
the huge choice of varieties available; the following information may therefore be of
interest. Auriculas are divided into two main classes - SHOW and ALPINE; the
remainder are classified as either DOUBLE or BORDER auriculas. All may be
grown in pots in a cold greenhouse or frame - indeed this is preferable for those with
paste (see below) as they spoil if exposed to the weather. Borders are more suited to
outdoor cultivation; alpines, some doubles and even some fancies may also be grown
in this way. Much has been written about the cultivation of these plants and we refer
you to the books listed above. Good advice may also be found in the booklets
published by The National Auricula and Primula Society (Midland and West Section)
SHOW AURICULAS all possess a ring of white farina (paste or meal) at the centre
of the flower. They may be divided into the following groups:(1) SELFS - here the remainder of the petal is one colour (body colour) and may be
red, dark red, yellow, blue, purple or pink. Recent breeding has added brown and
orange to the colour range.
(2) GREEN, GREY or WHITE EDGED - here the body colour is usually black and
feathers out into an edge of green, grey (light covering of farina) or white (dense
farina). A recent development has been the acceptance of body colours in any
bright clear colour, except yellow.
(3) STRIPED auriculas have a central zone of paste and the remainder of the petal is
striped. The striping may arise from petal tissue or from a deposit of farina. Great
advances have been made in the breeding of stripes and there is now a vast range
of colour combinations which can include red, yellow, blue, violet, brown,
orange, white, cream and green .
(4) FANCY - these are edged auriculas which do not conform to any of the other
types of show auricula. The edge may be green, grey or white. There have
recently been interesting developments with the breeding of fancy auriculas and
many new and exciting forms have been introduced e.g. Cloud Fancies.
ALPINE AURICULAS have no paste on the flowers or leaves and are traditionally
divided into two types according to the circle of colour at the centre of the flower :(a) LIGHT CENTRED (white or pale cream)
(b) GOLD CENTRED (rich golden yellow)
The remainder of the petal is a bright colour (red, blue, brown, orange, pink or
purple) usually in two shades with the paler shade at the edge of the petal. Some
alpines have very little or no shading.
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There are also classes for LACED ALPINES and FANCY ALPINES at some
shows.
DOUBLE AURICULAS exhibit a wide range of forms varying from simple
"camellia" shapes to very heavily doubled forms. The older, well-known doubles are
mostly yellow or purple shades but the range of colours is increasing all the time with
white, pinks, reds, lilacs, blues and browns all making an appearance! There are also
some striped and flaked doubles.
BORDER AURICULAS are a large and varied group. They are usually scented and
come in a wide range of colours. Some have a thin ring of paste at the centre of the
flowers while others do not. They frequently have handsome, mealy leaves. All are
tough garden plants.
These are the varieties that we grow and which form our National Collection. Please do not order
plants from this list. An availability list of auriculas and primulas will be published in March.
ALPINE AURICULAS – LIGHT CENTRED
ACHATES
ADRIAN
AGAMEMNON
ALF
ALICIA
ANDREW HUNTER
ANDY COLE
ANN TAYLOR
ANWAR SADAT
ARABIAN NIGHT
ARCTIC FOX
ARGUS
ARLENE
ARTHUR DELBRIDGE
ARWEN
AURORA
AVRIL
AVRIL HUNTER
BEATRICE
BLUE BONNET
BLUE HEAVEN
BLUE YODELER
BOB DINGLEY
BOROMIR
BRAZOS RIVER
C.W.NEEDHAM
CAMBODUNUM
PINK
PURPLE / PALE BLUE
PINK
BLUE
REDDISH-PURPLE / PINK
PURPLE /LAVENDER
PINK
DEEP BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
BLUE / MAUVE
LAVENDER BLUE
LAVENDER
CRIMSON RED
DARK PINK
PURPLE /MAUVE-PINK
PLUM RED
DEEP PINK
PINKISH-RED
BLUE SHADES
DEEP BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
DEEP BLUE
BLUE SHADES
BLUE
LAVENDER
PINK
MAUVE
PURPLE-BLUE
PURPLE
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CHELSEA BRIDGE
CHEOPS
CHERRY PICKER
CICERO
COBDEN MEADOWS
COMET
CONNAUGHT COURT
COPPI
CRAIG VAUGHAN
CRECY
DANIEL
DIANNE
DILL
DILLY DILLY
DIVINT DUNCH
DONHEAD
DORIS JEAN
DOUGLAS
DOUGLAS BADER
DOWAGER
DUBARII
ELF STAR
ELLEN THOMPSON
ELSIE MAY
ENLIGHTENED
EVE GUEST
FAIRY
FALARAKI
FERRYBRIDGE
FRANK CROSLAND
G. L. TAYLOR
GEORDIE
GOOD REPORT
GOREY
GWEN
GWENDA
GYPSY
HABERNERA
HALLMARK
HARMONY
HARRY HOTSPUR
HAZEL
HEADY
HERMIA
HIGHLAND PARK
HOWARD TELFORD
IAN GREVILLE
IBIS
ICE MAIDEN
JACK DEAN
JEAN FIELDER
JEANNE
JEANNIE TELFORD
JOANNA SHAYLOR
JOANNE
JOHN WAYNE
JONATHON
JOY
JOYCE
BLUE
PURPLE
DEEP PINK
PINK
PURPLE
PINK
DARK PINK
PURPLE
PURPLE
CRIMSON / PINK
DARK PINK
RED
CRIMSON
DEEP BLUE / PALE BLUE
BLUISH PURPLE
PURPLE / LILAC
DARK RED / PINK
BLUE
DEEP BLUE / PALE BLUE
DEEP BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
LAVENDER
PURPLE
MAUVE-BLUE
PLUM SHADES
PINK
BLUE
PURPLE / PINK
DEEP BLUE
BLUE SHADES
DEEP BLUE / PALE BLUE
REDDISH-PURPLE/MAUVE
VIOLET / PALE BLUE
BLUE
PURPLE
BLUE
BLUE
DARK PURPLE
PINK
PINK
PINK / LAVENDER
PURPLE / PINK
BLUE
PINK
PURPLE-BLUE / MAUVE
BLUE
DEEP PURPLE
PINK SHADES
PINK
BLUE
DEEP VELVETY CRIMSON
PINK
PINK
CERISE
LAV / PURPLE
PURPLE / LAVENDER-PINK
PURPLE / PINK
LAV / PINK
CRIMSON
PURPLE-BLUE
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JUNE
KAREN MCDONALD
KATH
KELSO
KERCUP
KEVIN KEEGAN
KINGFISHER
KINTAIL
KOHINOOR
LADY DARESBURY
LADY JOYFUL
LANGLEY PARK
LARA
LARRY
LEE
LEE CLARKE
LEGOLAS
LIGHTHEARTED
LILA
LILIAN HILL
LIMELIGHT
LISA
LOTHLORIEN
MANDARIN
MARGARET FAULKNER
MARGARET IRENE
MARK
MAY
MEADOW LARK
MEHTA
MELLIFLUOUS
MILKMAID
MILLICENT
MIRABELLA BAY
MIRIAM
MISS NEWMAN
MONICA
MOON RIVER
MR R BOLTON
MRS L HEARNE
MY FAIR LADY
NEFERTITI
NEWSBOY
NICOLA JANE
NINA
NONCHALANCE
NORMA
PARAGON
PAULINE
PENDLE PROMISE
PEQUOD
PHYLLIS DOUGLAS
PIERROT
PINK LADY
PIPPIN
PIXIE
POLESTAR
PURPLE EMPEROR
QUARRY LANE
BLUISH-PURPLE
BLUE OR PURPLE
PURPLE
LIGHT MAUVE
PURPLE / LIGHT MAUVE
CRIMSON/PINK
PINK
PURPLE
DARK PINK
WINE-RED / CERISE
PURPLE
PLUM SHADES
BLUE
PURPLE / PALE MAUVE
LIGHT PURPLE SHADES
PINK
PLUM
CERISE / PALE MAUVE
PINK
BLUE
LAVENDER PINK
PURPLE / LAVENDER
DARK PINK
MAUVE BLUE
DARK PLUM-RED
PINK
PURPLE / PINK
DARK PLUM / PINK
BLUE
PINK
PURPLE
BLUE
MAUVE-BLUE SHADES
LIGHT PINK
BLUE
BLUE SHADES
PURPLE-BLUE
BLUE OR PURPLE
REDDISH-PURPLE
GREY-BLUE / BLUE
DARK BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
PURPLE
DARK PINK
LILAC
LAVENDER
REDDISH-PURPLE / LILAC
PURPLE-BLUE
PLUM-PURPLE / MAUVE
PURPLE
BLUE
LAVENDER-BLUE
PURPLE-BLUE
PURPLE / LAVENDER
PURPLE / PINK
RICH PINKY-RED
PURPLE / MAUVE
PURPLE
PURPLE
PURPLE
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QUINTESSENCE
RABLEY HEATH
RAMESES
ROSE KAYE
ROWENA
ROXBURGH
SABRINA
SALLY
SAM GANGEE
SAM HUNTER
SANDRA
SIDNEY
SKYLARK
SONCEY FACE
SOPHIE
SPARKY
STELLA NORTH
STELLA SOUTH
STEWART WEST
STONNAL
STORMIN NORMAN
SUE
SUMMER SKY
SUSAN
SYMPHONY
TED GIBBS
TEMERAIRE
THE CZAR
THE LADY GALADRIEL
THETIS
TUMBLEDOWN
TUTMOSES
VALERIE
VEE TOO
VELVET MOON
VENETIAN
VICTORIA DE WEMYSS
VICTORIA PARK
VULCAN
WALTON
WALTZ TIME
WHITE WATERS
WIDE AWAKE
YI HINNEY
PURPLE
PURPLE-BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
PURPLE
RICH CRIMSON / LIGHT PINK
PURPLE / LILAC
DEEP PURPLE-BLUE
DARK PINK
DEEP PURPLE-BLUE
PINK
RED
MAUVE-BLUE
PINK
PURPLE
DARK PINK / PALE PINK
MAUVE-PINK
DARK PINK
PINK
PINK
PURPLE
RICH PURPLE / LIGHT MAUVE
MAUVE
PURPLE
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
CRIMSON / PALE PINKISH-MAUVE
BLUE
BLUE
REDDISH-PURPLE / PINK
DARK BLUE / MID BLUE
DARK RED
PURPLE
PURPLE / LIGHT MAUVE
MAGENTA / CERISE
LAVENDER / PINK
PINK
DEEP BLUE / LIGHT BLUE
BLUE
BLUE-PURPLE / LILAC
BLUE
PURPLE
BLUE
PINKISH-RED
MAROON / PINK
ALPINE AURICULAS - GOLD CENTRED
A C HADFIELD
AGA KHAN
ALAMO
ALAN RAVENSCROFT
ALEXANDRA GEORGINA
ALISON JANE
ALLEGRO
AMICABLE
ANCIENT SOCIETY
ANDREA JULIE
APPLECROSS
BACCHUS
MAROON / PALE BUFF
RED
RED-BROWN
BROWN
MAROON / CORAL
DEEP RED-BROWN
BRIGHT CRIMSON
DARK RED
ORANGE BROWN
ORANGE-RED
DEEP RED
DEEP VELVETY RED
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BASUTO
BEWITCHED
BILBO BAGGINS
BLOSSOM
BLYTH SPIRIT
BOLERO
BOOKHAM FIREFLY
BRENDA'S CHOICE
BRIGHT EYES
BROAD GOLD
BROWN BEN
BROWN BESS
BUNTY
BUTTERWICK
CAROLE
CARRERAS
CHARLIE'S AUNT
CUDDLES
DRAGON’S HOARD
DOREEN STEPHENS
DUSKY MAIDEN
EASTERN PROMISE
ELI JENKINS
ELIZABETH ANN
ERICA
ETHEL
EYE-OPENER
FINCHFIELD
FIRENZE
FIRST LADY
FONTEYN
FRADLEY
FRANK FAULKNER
GAIL ATKINSON
GALEN
GAY CRUSADER
GEE CROSS
GENEROSITY
GEORGE JENNINGS
GOLD SEAM
GOLDEN BOY
GOLDEN WEDDING
GOLLUM
GYPSY ROSE LEE
HAUGHMOND
HEARTS OF GOLD
HEBERS
IMMACULATE
IMPASSIONED
IMPECCABLE
IMPERTURBABLE
INDIAN LOVE CALL
JANIE HILL
JENNY
JERSEY BOUNCE
JOE PERKS
JOHN STEWART
KATCHACHURIAN
KEN CHILTON
DEEP CRIMSON-MAROON
BROWN
PLUM / GOLD
CRIMSON RED
RED
COPPER RED / APRICOT PINK
CRIMSON/MAROON
DARK PURPLE-MAROON
DARK RED / ORANGE
BROWN
BLACKISH-RED / PALER RED
BROWN / LIGHT BROWN
WINE-RED
RICH VELVETY BROWN
BROWN
RED
RED
BROWN
LIGHT BROWN / YELLOW
BRIGHT RED SHADES
DK PURPLE-BROWN
RED / BROWN
BROWN / ORANGE
DEEP VELVETY RED
DEEP PINKISH-RED / ROSE
BROWN
DK PURPLE / PALE BUFF
BROWN
RED / PINK
BROWN / ORANGE
RICH PURPLE
DARK RED
DEEP RED
BROWN / YELLOW
DARK ORANGE-BROWN
ORANGE RED / ORANGE
RED
PINK SHADES
RED / PINK
DEEP MAROON / PALE BROWN
DEEP RED / PALE BROWN
GOLD
BROWN
BROWN
BROWN
GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
BROWN
RED
RED
RED-BROWN / GOLD
BROWNISH-RED
ORANGE / BROWN
DARK BROWN / LIGHT BROWN
WINE RED
RED
DK BROWN SHADES
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KEVIN
KIM
KINGCUP
LADY OF THE VALE
LANDY
LAREDO
LAZY RIVER
LEE PAUL
LING
M.H.SPRING
MARGOT FONTEYN
MAUREEN MILLWARD
MERRIDALE
MICK
MINK
MIRANDINHA
MOLLIE LANGFORD
NICKITY
OLD SMOKEY
OLTON
PADDLIN MADELEINE
PALEFACE
PASTICHE
PHAROAH
PIERS TELFORD
PIMROAGH
PRETENDER
PRINCE IGOR
PRINCE JOHN
RAB C NESBITT
RADIANT
RED CAR
RED MARK
RENE
RENOWN
RESPECTABLE
RING OF FIRE
RISDENE
RODEO
ROY KEANE
SANDHILLS
SANDWOOD BAY
SHERGOLD
SHOTLEY
SIR JOHN HALL
SIR JOHN
SIRBOL
SIRIUS
SLIM WHITMAN
SNOOTY FOX II
SNOOTY FOX
ST ELMO
SUBLIMINAL
SUMMER WINE
SUMO
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
T A HADFIELD
TALLY HO
TARANTELLA
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ORANGE BROWN SHADES
DEEP CRIMSON-RED
CRIMSON / BROWN
BROWN-RED / ORANGE
BROWNISH-RED
RED
RED
MAROON / GOLD
ORANGE-RED
RED
BROWN
RED-BROWN
BRIGHT RED-BROWN
BROWN / GOLD
RED-BROWN
DEEP RED
PURPLE / MAUVE
RED-BROWN/GOLD
BROWN
ORANGE BROWN
DEEP RED / ORANGE
LIKE SIRIUS - PALER
BROWN/ORANGE-BROWN
BROWN
MAROON / ORANGE
YELLOW / PURPLE
RED
RED
MAROON / CRIMSON
ORANGE / BROWN
GOLD
DEEP PINK
BRIGHT RED
CRIMSON
ORANGE/BROWN
ORANGE/BROWN
BROWN / GOLD
ORANGE /BROWN
DARK RED / ORANGE
PURPLE BROWN / ORANGE
MAROON / KHAKI
ORANGE-RED
BROWN
DEEP RED
PINK
MAROON / BUFF
BROWN SHADES
MAROON / GOLD
ORANGE BROWN
DARK RED / GOLDEN ORANGE
DARK RED / GOLDEN ORANGE
BROWNISH-RED
RED
RED SHADES
GOLD
BROWN
RED/PINK
BROWN
DEEP RED
TED ROBERTS
TERPO
THE EGYPTIAN
THE HOBBIT
THE SNEEP
TOFFEE CRISP
TROY AYKMAN
TUMMEL
TYPHOON
UNCLE ARTHUR
UNFORGETTABLE
VALERIE CLARE
VERA
VERDI
WILF BOOTH
WINNIFRED
WOODMILL
WOOKEY HOLE
MAROON/CRIMSON
RED
ORANGE SHADES
YELLOW BROWN
BROWN/GOLD
ORANGE / BROWN
MAROON / CRIMSON
RED-BROWN
BROWNISH-PURPLE
BROWN
RED/BROWN
BROWN
ORANGE
BROWN / GOLDEN BROWN
MAROON / CRIMSON
RICH RED
GOLDEN BROWN
DEEP RED / PALE ORANGE
GREEN EDGED SHOW AURICULAS
A89
BENNY GREEN
BOB LANCASHIRE
CHLOE
CHLORIS
CLIPPER
DAPHNIS
DOROTHY
DR R NEWTON
ENVY
FIGARO
FLEMINGHOUSE
GEMINI
GREENHEART
GELDERSOME GREEN 2
GRETNA GREEN
GRUENER VELTLINER
HAMBLEDON
HAFFNER
HEW DALRYMPLE
HOLYROOD
JULIA
JUPITER
LINZE 2
MARMION
MOSELLE
OBAN
ORB
PRAGUE
ROB
ROBERT GREEN
ROBERTO
SALE GREEN
SAPPHO
SCIPIO
SERENITY
SUPERB
TAMINO
THE MAVERICK
THE MEKON
TINKERBELL
VIVIEN
ZIRCON
GREY/WHITE EDGED SHOW AURICULAS
ASCOT GAVOTTE
ALMONDBURY
BEN LAWERS
BROOKFIELD
C.G.HAYSOM
CANDIDA
CLARE
COLBURY
CORPORAL JONES
DOUGLAS WHITE
DUCHESS OF MALFI
EMBLEY
EMERY DOWN
FREYA
GALATEA
GAVIN WARD
GREY FRIAR
GREY HAWK
GREY LAG
GREY OWL
GREY RIDGE
HELENA
HETTY WOOLF
IAGO
JAMES ARNOTT
JAMES WATTAM
JORVIK
LOVEBIRD
LUDLOW
MAGGIE
MANKA
MARGARET MARTIN
MICHAEL WATTAM
MINSTREL
OAKIE
ORLANDO
PIKEY
PTARMIGAN
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ROSALIE EDWARDS
SGT WILSON
SEA PEEP
SHARMANS CROSS
SHERWOOD
SILVERFIELDS
SILVERWAYS
SLIOCH
SNOWY OWL
ST BOSWELLS
TENBY GREY
THE BRIDE
TRUE BRITON
WARWICK
WHITE ENSIGN
WHITE CAP
WHITE SATIN
WHITE WINGS
YORKSHIRE GREY
GREY EDGED FANCY AURICULAS
Body Colour
BLUE CHIP
BLUE
CLOUDED YELLOW YELLOW
COFFEE
PALE BROWN
CONSERVATIVE
RED
CORNMEAL
BLACK
ERROR
PURPLE-BLUE
EUSTON ROAD
LAVENDER BLUE
FANCIFUL
RED
FANFARE
RED
FLEET STREET
RED
GREY MONARCH
GOLD
HAWKWOOD
DARK RED
MARY POPPINS
RED
Body Colour
MERE RIPPLE
RED
MONK
YELLOW
OLD ENGLAND
RED
QUEEN BEE
RED
SALAD
YELLOW
SHOWTIME
RED
SOLARIO
RED
STAR WARS
PURPLE
STRAND
RED
STUBB'S TARTAN
RED
SWEET PASTURES
YELLOW
TRAFALGAR SQUARE RED
GREEN EDGED FANCY AURICULAS
Body Colour
AC85
RED
BROUGHTON
RED
BUCKS GREEN
RED
CLUNIE 2
RED
COLONEL CHAMPNEYS
VIOLET
CRIMPLE
LILAC
DONNA CLANCY (O.85.RR) RED
ESCHMAN STARFLOWERS PURPLE
ETNA
RED
FLORENCE BROWN
RED
GLEN ELG (C.77.ROLTS)
RED
GREENFINGER
YELLOW
GREEN ISLE
RED
GREEN SHANK
RED
GRETA
RED
HELEN BARTER
HINTON FIELDS
IDMISTON
KINCRAIG
LAVEROCK FANCY
LISA CLARA
MINLEY
NANKENAN
OBAN
RAJAH
ROLTS
RONDY
SPRING MEADOWS
TOSCA (J84RR)
Body Colour
PURPLE
YELLOW
RED
RED
RED
RED
MAGENTA
YELLOW
RED
BRIGHT RED
RED
YELLOW
YELLOW
RED
OTHER FANCY SHOW AURICULAS
DENIM
ICON
FLEECY
MOON FAIRY
PALE BLUE
PALE YELLOW FLUSHED PURPLE-PINK
CREAM / LAVENDER PURPLE
LAVENDER PUPLE / LIME YELLOW
STRIPED AURICULAS
AMORE
ANGEL EYES
ANGELA SHORT
APRIL TIGER
ARUNDELL
BLACKPOOL ROCK
LAVENDER / PALE GREEN
BLUE / YELLOW / WHITE
GREY / RED
MAUVE / GREY / WHITE
RED / GREEN
PINK / WHITE
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BLOSSOM DEARIE
BLUE SKIES
BLUSH BABY
BORDER BEAUTY
DAN TIGER
DECKCHAIR
DEEP PURPLE / RED STRIPE
FANDANGO
FLUFFY DUCKLING
FUZZY
GREEN GODDESS
HANDSOME LASS
IMARI STRIPE
HOBBY HORSE
JEANNIE JINGLES 2
JESMOND
KAREN CORDRAY (RN25)
KONIGIN DER NACHT
LADY SITWELL
LOLITA
LIKELY LAD
LORD SAYE and SELE
MAY TIGER
MARION TIGER
MAZETTA
MERLIN
MERSEY TIGER
MINTY
MONMOUTH TABBY
NIGHT AND DAY
ORWELL TIGER
OSBASTON BULL'S EYE
PARTY ANIMAL
PURPLE LOVELY
PURPLE PROSE
RED WIRE
REGENCY EMPEROR
RENISHAW HALL
RERESBY SITWELL
ROVER STRIPE
SHINING HOUR
SMOOTHY
SPOKEY
STRIPED ACE
SWIFT
TAY TIGER
TIPTOE
VIOLET SURPRISE
WYE HEN
YUMMY
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LAVENDER/ GREYGREEN
DARK BLUE/WHITE
RED / WHITE
GREY/RED/WHITE
GREEN / RED
GREEN / PURPLE
PURPLE / RED
YELLOW / WHITE
YELLOW / PALE LAVENDER
YELLOW / SMOKEY BROWN
GREEN / PURPLE
PALE RED / GREY
PURPLE / GREY / GREEN
MAROON / CREAM
YELLOW / BUFF
DK. PURPLE / WHITE
BLACK / WHITE
DK PURPLE / WHITE
PALE GREEN / RED
CREAM / PALE PINK
BLACK / WHITE
YELLOW / BROWN
DARK RED / WHITE
RED / WHITE
MAROON/GREEN/WHITE
BLACK / WHITE
RED / GREY
PALE GREEN / LILAC
GINGER SHADES
PURPLE-BLUE / WHITE
GREEN / DARK RED
REDDISH-PURPLE / WHITE
MAUVE / YELLOW
PURPLE/BLUE/WHITE
PURPLE / WHITE
RED / WHITE
PURPLE / WHITE
PALE MAUVE / BUFF
PALE GREEN / CLARET
RED / GREY
LIME GREEN / RED
DARK RED / GREEN
PURPLE / YELLOW
PURPLE / YELLOW
RED / WHITE
RED / GREEN
RED / WHITE
VIOLET / WHITE
PALE BROWN / PALE GREEN
BROWN / YELLOW / WHITE
SHOW SELF AURICULAS
ALFRED NIBLETT
ANTOC
APRIL MOON
BANK ERROR
BARBARELLA
BELLE ZANA
BENDIGO
BILTON
BISTO
BLACK HILL
BLUE CLIFF
BLUE FIRE
BLUE JEAN
BLUE NILE
BLUE STEEL
BLUE YONDER
BOOKHAM STAR
BRASSO
BRAZIL
BRICK LANE
BROMPTON
CHANEL
CHAFFINCH
CHERRY
CHEYENNE
CHIFFON
CHORISTER
CONSETT
CORAL
CORNTIME
CORTINA
COVENTRY STRET
DAKOTA
DOUG LOCHHEAD
DOUGLAS BLACK
EATON DAWN
ELSINORE
ERJON
ESSO
EVENTIDE
EVEREST BLUE
FANNY MEERBECK
FARO
FAVOURITE
FENBY
GERONIMO
GIZABROON
GLEAM
GOLDEN FLEECE
GOLDEN HILL
GUINEA
HARRY 'O'
HARVEST GLOW
HEADDRESS
HELEN
JOEL
KNIGHTS
RED
YELLOW
PALE YELLOW
RED
DARK RED
PINK
YELLOW
YELLOW
BROWN
DARK RED
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
RED
YELLOW
PINK
YELLOW
RED
RED
PINK
MAIZE-YELLOW
DARK RED
RED
PALE YELLOW
RED
YELLOW
RED
ORANGE-RED
DARK RED
PINK
YELLOW
DK RED
BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
RED
BLUE
RED
RED
RED
DARK RED
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
YELLOW
RED
YELLOW
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
RED
LADY DIANA
YELLOW
LADY ZOE
RED
LECHISTAN
RED
LEMON DROP
LEMON-YELLOW
LEPTON JUBILEE
BLUE
LICH
LIGHT RED
LILAC DOMINO
BLUE
LIMELIGHT
PALE YELLOW
LISA'S RED
RED
LISA'S SMILE
YELLOW
LUPY MINSTREL
BLUE
MADAME GINA
YELLOW
MANDY
CERISE
MARTIN LUTHER KING BLUE
MARY ZACK
YELLOW
MELODY
YELLOW
MICHAEL
BLUE
MIKADO
DARK RED
MOJAVE
RED
MONEYMOON
PALE YELLOW
MONTY
BLUE
MOONRISE
PALE YELLOW
NEAT AND TIDY
DARK RED
NEVILLE TELFORD RED
NIGHTWINK
DK RED
NOCTURNE
DARK RED
NORTHERN BLUE
BLUE
OAKES BLUE
BLUE
OLD GOLD
GOLD
PAT
RED
PARTY TIME
PALE YELLOW
PICADILLY
YELLOW
PIMLICO
BLUE
PLUSH ROYAL
BLUE
POT OF GOLD
YELLOW
PRINCE BISHOPS
BLUE
PRINCE CHARMING YELLOW
PUMPKIN
BROWN
PURPLE PROMISE
PURPLE-BLUE
PURPLE SAGE
PURPLE-BLUE
RED BARON
RED
RED EMBERS
RED
RED GAUNTLET
RED
RED RUM
RED
REMUS
BLUE
RING O’ BELLS
RED
ROCKSAND
PALE YELLOW
ROSEBUD
PINK
ROSEMARY
RED
ROYAL MAIL
RED
ROYAL MARINE
BLUE
SAILOR BOY
BLUE
SANDMARTIN
GOLD
SATCHMO
DK RED
SCORCHER
RED
SHARON LOUISE
YELLOW
SHEILA
YELLOW
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SHERE
RED
SIMPLY RED
RED
SPITFIRE
RED
STANT'S BLUE
BLUE
STONEY CROSS
CRIMSON-RED
STRAWBERRY FIELDS RED
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY DEEP PINK
SUNDANCER
ORANGE
SUNFLOWER
YELLOW
SUNNY BROW
YELLOW
SUPER PARA
DARK RED
TAFFETA
LILAC
THE BARON
YELLOW
THE BISHOP
RED
THE RAVEN
THE SNODS
TOMBOY
TOOLYN
TRUDY
TRUMPET BLUE
TWIGGY
UPTON BELLE
WATCHET
WEDDING DAY
WHISTLEJACKET
WINCHA
DARK RED
DARK RED
YELLOW
BLUE
RED
BLUE
YELLOW
YELLOW
BLUE
RED
BROWN
DARK RED
DOUBLE AURICULAS
ALBERT BAILEY
ANGOSTURA
ATHENA
AUDACITY
AVON TORO
AVON CITRONELLA
BALTIC AMBER
BLACK DIAMOND
BLACK JACK
BLAKENEY
BRAZEN HUSSEY
BRIMSTONE
BUTTERMERE
CALYPSO
CAMELOT
CAMEO BEAUTY
CARMEL
CHARLES BRONSON
CHARLOTTE BROOKS
CHECKMATE
CHIQUITA
CINNAMON
CITRON ELLA
CLAXBY PLUCACRE
CORNISH CREAM
CORRIE FILES
CRIMSON GLOW
DARK EYES
DAVID BECKHAM
DELILAH
DENA SNUFFER
DEVON CREAM
DIAMOND
DIGIT
DORADO
DOUBLET
DOYEN
EDITH MAJOR
ETHEL WILD
FIDDLERS GREEN
FANTASIA
GOLDEN-BROWN
PLUM RED
PINK
GOLDEN-BROWN
CREAM
YELLOW
AMBER
DK PURPLE
PURPLE BLACK
PURPLE
GOLDEN-BROWN
SULPHUR YELLOW
YELLOW
PALE ORANGE / MARMALADE
DARK RED
YELLOW / CREAM
GOLD
CORAL-PINK
YELLOW
PLUM RED
BROWN
CINNAMON
YELLOW
PURPLE
CREAM
RED
CRIMSON
PURPLE
LILAC
DARK RED
CREAM
CREAM
WHITE
GOLD
BRIGHT YELLOW
DK REDDISH-PURPLE
RED
BLUE / CREAM
PALE YELLOW
GREEN
RED WITH WHITE STRIPES
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FIRSBY
FISHTOFT
FOREST BORDEAUX
FOREST BRACKEN
FOREST CAPUCCINO
FOREST DUET
FOREST FIRE
FOREST HEATH
FOREST LEMON
FOREST TWILIGHT
FRANK BAILEY
FRED BOOLEY
FUNNY VALENTINE
GALA
GOLDEN CHARTREUSE
GOLDEN HIND
GOLDEN SPLENDOUR
GRAND SLAM
GRESWOLDE
GWEN BAKER
HELENA DEAN
ICE CAP
ILONA
JANE MYERS
JOANNE
JUNGFRAU
KENCO
KENTUCKY BLUES
KING GEORGE
KIRKLAND
LADY DAY
LANCELOT
LESTER
LICHFIELD
LIGHTMOOR
LILAC LADYWOOD
LIMA
LIMAKA
LINCOLN BULLION
LINCOLN BISCUIT
LINCOLN BUTTERSCOTCH
LINCOLN CHESTNUT
LINCOLN CONSORT
LINCOLN FAIR
LITTLE ROSETTE
MAID MARION
MARIE CROUSSE
MATTHEW YATES
MEDALLION
MERLIN
MISS BLUEY
MISS PINKIE
MOONSTONE
MR BOJANGLES
NICK DRAKE
NIGEL
NITA
NONA
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CREAM
PURPLE
RED
APRICOT
ORANGE SHADES
PURPLE
ORANGE-RED
OFF WHITE
LEMON YELLOW
WINE RED
DEEP GOLD
PURPLE
RED
PURPLE
GOLD
GOLDEN-YELLOW
BROWNY-GOLD
BLOOD ORANGE
GOLD
LIMEY-YELLOW
PALE YELLOW
WHITE
CREAM
CREAMY-YELLOW
PURPLE SHADES
CREAMY-WHITE
COFFEE
BLUE
PURPLE
PURPLE
PURPLE-VIOLET
DARK PINK
PURPLE
LIGHT PURPLE
PALE BUFF
LILAC
GREENISH-YELLOW
BUFF
GOLD
LIGHT BROWN
BROWN
BROWN
BURGUNDY
PURPLE
PINKY-BROWN
PALE YELLOW
DARK PURPLE
PURPLE-BLACK
GOLD
BLACK / WHITE
BLUE
PINK
LEMON-YELLOW
YELLOW / PINK
LAVENDER BLUE
VIOLET-BLACK
CREAMY WHITE
PINK
NYMPH
ODETTE
OYSTER
PAPHOS
PHANTOM
PIGLET
PINK FONDANT
PROMETHEUS
PSYCHE
PURPLE FRILLS
RIATTY
ROSE CONJOU
SAMANTHA
SARAH GISBY
SARAH LODGE
SATIN DOLL
SATSUMA
SHALFORD
SIBSEY
SLEEPING BEAUTY
SOMERSBY
STROMBOLI
SUSANNAH
SWORD
TEAWELL PRIDE
TERRORCOTTA
THE CARDINAL
TIM
TROUBLE
USHBA
WALTON HEATH
WILLIAM GUNN
ZAMBIA
CREAM
REDDISH-PURPLE
PALE PINK
PINK
LAVENDR BLUE
PINK
MAUVE-PINK
RED
YELLOW
PURPLE
PURPLE
PURPLE
BUFF
BURGUNDY
PURPLE-BLUE
LIGHT PURPLE
ORANGE
PURPLE
LAVENDER
WHITE WITH OYSTER SHEEN
YELLOW
RED
LILAC-PINK
GREEN
ROSE-PURPLE
RED-BROWN
RED
PURPLE
LIGHT CHOCOLATE
YELLOW/WHITE
DARK PURPLE-BLUE
CHESTNUT BROWN
DEEP RED
BORDER AURICULAS
ANGELA GOULD
BALLYNAHINCH
BELLAMY PRIDE
BLUE MERLE
BLUE VELVET
BORDER BANDIT
BROWNIE
CHARLES RENNIE
CURRY BLEND
DALES RED
DERRILL
DR LENNON'S WHITE
EDEN ALEXANDER
EDEN CARMINE
EDEN CYNTHIA
EDEN DAVID
EDEN GREENFINCH
EDEN MOONLIGHT
EDEN SIMON
EDEN SURPRISE
FINLEY
GOEBLII (GOBLII)
PURPLE-BLUE
MUSTARD
WHITE
BLUE
DEEP VELVET BLUE
ORANGE
BROWN
PALE PINK
YELLOW
BRICK- RED
BRONZE
WHITE
DARK RED
RED
CLARET / LIGHT CENTRE
PLUM / WHITE EYE
GREEN SHADES
PALE YELLOW
DEEP PURPLE / LIGHT CENTRE
BURGUNDY
BLUE
BLUE
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GEORGE SWINFORD’S LEATHERCOAT
GWAI LOH (RED DEVIL)
RED
HAZEL
YELLOW
JOHANN BACH
DEEP PURPLE-BLUE
JULIA JANE
DARK RED
JULIE NUTHALL
MAUVE-PINK
LEMON SHERBERT
YELLOW
LINTZ
RED-BROWN
LUCY LOCKET
PALE YELLOW
MC WATTS BLUE
GREY-BLUE
MUM’S FAVOURITE
WHITE/YELLOW/MAUVE
OLD BLACK ISLE
DARK RED
OLD CLOVE RED
RED
OLD IRISH BLUE
BLUE
OLD IRISH SCENTED
YELLOW
OLD SUFFOLK BRONZE
BRONZE
OLD YELLOW DUSTY MILLER YELLOW
OSBORNE GREEN
GREEN / VIOLET
PARADISE YELLOW
BRIGHT YELLOW
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
PALE YELLOW
ROBBO
RED
RUBY HYDE
RUBY RED
SONIA NICOLLE
PURPLE / CREAM
STARLING
DARK PURPLE
WALLY EDEN
MAGENTA
WINDWAYS MYSTERY
YELLOW-BROWN
WINNIFRED
BROWN SHADES
WOODLANDS LACE
WYCLIFFE MIDNIGHT
BLUE
AURICULA OPEN DAYS 2009 /2010 /2011
Our Open Days in April and May have attracted visitors from all
over the country. Here are some of their very kind comments!
‘Excellent. Very impressive and very well set out.’
‘First visit – not the last. Thank you!’
‘Pleased we came. Beautiful plants. Lovely helpful staff.’
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PRIMULAS
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There are over 500 species of Primula and a multitude of hybrids all with varying
needs. We have therefore grouped them according to their cultural needs. The plants
are also divided into those of Asiatic or European origin as most of the useful
literature on primulas is in this form.
The following books are useful for descriptive and cultural information about this
fascinating genus. Some are out of print but they are worth seeking out.
A PLANTSMAN'S GUIDE TO PRIMULAS by P.Swindell (1989); Ward Lock.
ASIATIC PRIMULAS by Roy Green (1976); Alpine Garden Society Publication.
HARDY PRIMULAS by H. G. Lyall (1959); Collingridge.
PRIMROSES AND POLYANTHUS by P. Ward (1997); Batsford.
PRIMULA by J. Richards (1993) ; Batsford Books. Revised 2003: Timber Press.
PRIMULAS - THE COMPLETE GUIDE by M. A. Robinson (1990); Crowood.
PRIMULAS by A. G .Puttock (1957); Garden Book Club .
PRIMULAS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA by G. F. Smith, B. Burrow and D. B.
Lowe (1984); Alpine Garden Society Publication.
PRIMULAS OLD AND NEW by J. Wemyss-Cooke; David and Charles.
THE BOOK of PRIMROSES by Barbara Shaw (1991) David and Charles
THE GENUS PRIMULA IN CULTIVATION AND IN THE WILD by J.J.Halda
(1992); Tethys Books, Denver, USA
If you are hooked on primulas and auriculas do please consider joining The National
Auricula and Primula Society (NAPS for short!). Details are given on page 19 of this
catalogue. As well as organising auricula and primula shows, each section produces a
yearbook which contains excellent articles on all aspects of growing and showing.
They also have excellent web sites with pictures of plants from the shows. We are
active members of the Midland and West Section and also founder members of a
lively local group - The East Midlands Group.
Please note that the descriptive primula list contains information
about a wide range of species and hybrids. Please consult our
availability list to see what we have for sale. For some species we have
seed available, but not plants.
WHY NOT SEND 2 x FIRST CLASS STAMPS FOR
A COPY OF OUR AURICULA and PRIMULA SEED LIST?
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EUROPEAN PRIMULAS
FOR ALPINE HOUSE, ROCK GARDEN, TROUGH, SCREE etc
These spring-flowering plants prefer a position in rich, moist but well-drained soil; like all primulas
they should not dry out in summer. Many are suited to alpine house cultivation, indeed the cultivars
of P.allionii should always have overhead protection. Some of the hybrids of allionii are more
robust and may be grown outside in troughs and screes. All the plants in this section make good
pans for exhibiting at Shows.
PRIMULA ALLIONII FORMS
These lovely alpine house plants flower in early spring (January to March). They make low
cushions of green or grey-green leaves studded or almost completely covered with almost stem-less
flowers. They must always be grown with overhead protection. They flower from February onwards
and are superb plants for exhibiting at shows. Grow them in a well-drained ‘alpine’ compost. Some
growers use equal parts of John Innes No: 2 and sharp grit. Our collection is vast and other
varieties will appear from time to time - check our availability list!
'ANNA GRIFFITH' Distinctive, pale pink, frilly flowers.
‘CLAUDE FLIGHT’ Pinkish-violet diffusing to an off white centre.
'ELIZABETH BAKER' Very pale pink, gradating to white centre. Pin eyed.
'FANFARE' Mauve-pink, thrum-eyed flowers. Early flowering
'FORMA' Mauve with small white eye. Thrum eyed.
'HOCKER EDGE' Mauve-purple, pin-eyed flowers. Attractive variety which makes a neat
rounded cushion of rosettes.
'HUNTSMAN' Lilac with indistinct white eye. Pin-eyed
'INGWERSEN'S FORM' Starry mauve-pink flowers shading to a white eye. Pin.
'KEN'S SEEDLING' Large, pale lavender, white-eyed flowers. Pin-eyed
'LISMORE 81/19/2' Deep magenta-pink, white-eyed flowers over soft grey-green leaves.
'LISMORE 81/19/3' Pink, white-eyed flowers
'LISMORE 87/3/2' The flowers open deep pink and fade to pale mauve-pink with a white centre.
Another super plant from the Lismore stable.
'MARION' Neat funnel-shaped, mauve-pink flowers. Pin-eyed
'MARJORIE WOOSTER' Large mauve-pink flowers with wavy edges and white centres.
'MARY BERRY' Rich crimson-purple flowers with a starry white eye. Late flowering.
'MRS DYAS' Late flowering form with mauve-pink, starry-eyed flowers. Makes a neat, flat
cushion of neat grey-green rosettes
'SARACEN' Tight domes of small grey-green leaves studded with small mauve-purple flowers.
'SCIMITAR' Low cushions of small grey-green leaves covered with small, neat mauve flowers. A
most attractive, slow growing variety.
'SNOWFLAKE' Glistening white, wavy-edged petals which become pink as they age. Thrum.
'TRANQUILLITY' Pale bluish-lavender flowers with a distinct eye
EUROPEAN PRIMULA HYBRIDS
Some of these hybrids are quite robust and may be grown outside in troughs and screes. A welldrained loam based compost should be used but with less grit than for the P. allionii cultivars. All
the plants in this section are excellent for exhibition. They mostly flower in March / April although
some may start to flower in early February, depending on the weather conditions.
'AIRE MIST' Large creamy-white flowers over neat, deep green foliage. Tough.
'AIRE WAVES' Very similar to 'Aire Mist' but with wavy petals and the plant blooms about three
weeks earlier.
'ALEXINA' Large rose-purple, white eyed flowers. Raised at the Hartside Nursery.
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ALLIONII x HIRSUTA A compact hybrid which is in between the parents. Flowers are pink
with white eye. An easy plant for alpine house or trough
ALLIONII x MARGINATA Deep mauve, funnel-shaped flowers and dark green leaves
sometimes lightly edged with meal. Flowers in early spring. We have several forms of this cross.
ALLIONII x 'OLD RED DUSTY MILLER' Dark reddish-pink, yellow eyed flowers; dark green
leaves. Tough!
ALLIONII x PEDEMONTANA A small hybrid with lilac flowers and rosettes of neat, deep
green leaves. Alpine house or trough
ALLIONII x 'WHITE LINDA POPE ' This lovely hybrid was raised by Joe Elliott. Joe was the
son of Clarence Elliott and his Broadwell Nursery at Moreton in Marsh in Gloucestershire was
world famous. From this nursery came a legendary collection of hybrids which were initially
released with clone numbers e.g. Bee Cross No:6. They are from P. allionii x ‘P. ‘White Linda
Pope’ and according to Joe it was the Broadwell bees that did the pollinating for him! What clever
bees he had. Joe named ‘Clarence Elliott’ and ‘Jo-Jo’ and later agreed to names for several other
worthy seedlings. All are showy and free flowering. The plant which we offer bears large flowers
of a good clear pink with a white eye.
'BEATRICE WOOSTER' Rosettes of slightly sticky leaves and masses of light pink, white- eyed
flowers. Easy.
'BROXBOURNE' Slow-growing but reliable old variety with large, pin-eyed, lavender-pink
flowers.
'CLARENCE ELLIOT' Large blue-lilac flowers each with a creamy white eye. An excellent
subject for exhibition.
‘EARLY BIRD’ Pale lilac flowers over attractive foliage. One of the first to flower.
'ELLEN PAGE' Small reddish-purple flowers with a dusting of white meal and tight, somewhat
ragged rosettes of small leaves.
‘ETHEL BARKER’ Old variety raised by Frank Barker. Good solid heads of large carmine-pink,
white-eyed flowers on short stems over broadly toothed leaves. P. allionii x P. hirsuta.
'GARNET' Rich pink, white eyed flowers in clusters over toothed green leaves. Free flowering.
'HEMSWELL BLUSH' Loose heads of pale pink, yellow-eyed flowers. A larger plant from the
same cross which produced 'Hemswell Ember'. Raised by Martin Nest Nursery
'JACKIE RICHARDS' An attractive hybrid with pale lilac-blue flowers in loose clusters over
rosettes of shiny, toothed green leaves.
'JO-JO' Large blue-lilac flowers with a creamy yellow eye. An excellent plant for showing.
'LEA GARDENS' Large, pure white flowers with a pink tinge to the edge of the petals.
'LEE MYERS' Small, bright pink, slightly ruffled flowers over neat rosettes of grey-green leaves.
Bulks up quickly. Raised by the late Len Bailey.
‘LINDUM CREPE SUZETTE’ A marvellous exhibition plant which forms a low cushion
smothered with tight heads of pretty lilac-pink, white eyed flowers. Raised by Dreena and Martin
Thompson.
'LINDUM MOONLIGHT' Small pale blue flower from January to March. Raised by Dreena and
Martin Thompson who prefix their plants with 'Lindum' which is an ancient word for Lincoln.
'LISMORE 87/6' Deep pinkish-mauve flowers with a small starry white eye. Slightly ruffled
petals. Best grown with protection.
'LISMORE TREASURE' Very compact hybrid with distinctive yellow-eyed flowers of a rich
purplish-red. Makes a low, slow growing cushion.
'MARIS TABARD' P. allionii x P. marginata hybrid with neat pale lilac thrum-eyed flowers in
March. Alpine house or trough cultivation.
'MARS' Hybrid with deep purplish-pink, starry-eyed flowers.
x MINIERA (allionii x marginata) Mauve, pin-eyed flowers and attractive grey-green leaves
sometimes with a pronounced edging of meal. Recently renamed Primula x meridiana.
'PINK AIRE' Hybrid with white flowers, flushed pink.
'PINK ICE' (Lismore 79/7) This super hybrid has large pure white flowers with pink tinged edges
to the petals.
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'RACHEL KINNEN' Bigger hybrid with large, mauve-pink flowers. Robust.
'SAPPHIRE' Large bluish-lilac flowers and pointed, grey-green leaves. Very showy.
'SNOWCAP' Pure white flowers and compact rosettes of dark green, slightly sticky leaves.
'STRADBROOK CHARM' Lilac, white centred flowers; leaves light green with pale yellow
farina. Early flowering.
'STRADBROOK DAINTY' Neat hybrid with small mauve-pink flowers and yellow-mealed
leaves.
STRADBROOK DREAM' Lilac flowers, paler towards the centre. Leaves with a pronounced
mealy edge.
'STRADBROOK LILAC LUSTRE' Pale lilac flowers and lightly mealed, toothed leaves
'STRADBROOK MAUVE MAGIC' Gorgeous pale bluish-lilac, slightly ruffled flowers. Small,
mid green leaves edged with white meal.
‘TONY’ A little gem! Masses of creamy white flowers over small, neat green rosettes of leaves.
'WHARFEDALE GEM' One of Alec Stubb's hybrids with pink, white-eyed flowers and compact
rosettes of leaves.
'WHARFEDALE LING' White flowers edged with pink.
'WHARFEDALE SUNSHINE’ Large, white-eyed, pink flowers over greenish yellow leaves.
Slow growing.
'WHARFEDALE SUPERB' Another attractive hybrid with white flowers edged mauve.
P. MARGINATA FORMS This species has attractive rosettes of deeply serrated, silver-edged
leaves and blue, lilac, purple or white flowers in early spring. There are many outstanding named
forms for the collector. All are suitable for rock garden, alpine house or trough.
MARGINATA ALBA Form with good white flowers and grey-green toothed leaves.
MARGINATA 'BARBARA CLOUGH' Pinkish-lilac with a white eye; flowers broadly lanceolate
with medium sized teeth.
MARGINATA 'BEATRICE LASCARIS' Small, rounded and finely toothed leaves and pale
bluish-mauve flowers. Slow growing and rather small .
MARGINATA 'CAERULEA' Very attractive form with blue flowers and handsome mealed and
toothed foliage.
MARGINATA ‘COLLECTED FORM’ Pale lavender flowers and handsome, strongly toothed
leaves
MARGINATA 'DWARF FORM' Lovely variety with small lavender flowers and small greygreen leaves.
MARGINATA 'GRANDIFLORA' Form with larger flowers than the type
MARGINATA 'HOLDEN VARIETY' Small grey-green leaves, neatly toothed and pale lilac
flowers. A very attractive form
MARGINATA ‘KESSELRINGS’ Very similar to Prichard’s Variety.
MARGINATA 'LILAC FORM' Pale lilac flowers and attractive small silvery-grey leaves.
MARGINATA 'NAPOLEON' Pale lavender flowers and strongly toothed leaves attractively
edged with farina. Alpine house, rock garden or trough. Flowers in March/April.
MARGINATA 'PRICHARD'S VAR' Pale lilac, white-eyed flowers and greyish-green roughly
toothed leaves with white farina.
P. MARGINATA HYBRIDS
x MARGINATA 'HYACINTHIA' Attractive hybrid with lovely blue flowers
x MARGINATA 'LINDA POPE' Ever popular plant with large white-eyed, lavender flowers.
x MARGINATA 'RHENANIANA' Mauve, white centred flowers and strongly toothed leaves. An
auricula x marginata cross.
x MARGINATA 'MARVEN' Purple-blue, dark-eyed flowers and neat, farinose leaves. 15cm.
x MARGINATA ‘MAUVE MIST’ A fabulous hybrid raised at Ashwood Nursery. Large deep
blue flowers and attractively mealed and toothed foliage.
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OTHER CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES
P. AURICULA The true wild auricula from which the florists’ auriculas are descended. Rosettes of
fleshy, often farinose (mealy) leaves and heads of bright yellow, tubular flowers with characteristic
white throats. We occasionally offer plants raised from wild collected seed from Europe. They are
slow-growing but extremely beautiful.
P. CARNIOLICA One sided clusters of pink, white throated flowers over pale green leaves. For
rich, moisture retentive soil in a cool spot. To 25cm.
P. CLUSIANA Rose-pink flowers with deeply cleft petals and rosettes of leathery, glossy leaves. A
lime lover in nature. 10cm
P. x 'DIANNE HYBRIDS' Easy claret-pink hybrid related to P. x forsteri. For trough or rockery.
P. GLAUCESCENS From a small area in Northern Italy where it grows on limestone on shady
banks, crevices and screes. Tufts of stiff shiny leaves with cartilaginous margins. Short purple
stems with heads of lilac-purple flowers. Shy-flowering in cultivation and a challenge to the serious
collector! For us it flowers best outside and not cosseted in a greenhouse!
P. x FORSTERI (hirsuta x minima) Short stems bearing one to three pink flowers over mats of
small toothed leaves. Alpine house or trough. 5cm.
P. HIRSUTA Widely distributed in Austria and Switzerland. Rose-pink and rarely, white, flowers
and rosettes of sticky, dark green leaves. Variable but can be showy and floriferous. Needs welldrained but moisture retentive soil in semi shade. 10cm.
P. INTEGRIFOLIA Pink flowers over neat rosettes. From the Alps where it grows in turf in high
meadows. 5cm.
P. LATIFOLIA One-sided umbels of deep purple / violet, long-tubed flowers over strap-shaped
leaves. Dislikes lime. 12cm.
P. MINIMA Large, stemless pink flowers with deeply notched petals on mats of small, toothed
leaves. Good in a trough, scree, rock garden or in pots.
P. MINIMA ALBA Pure white form of the above. Very handsome when grown well.
P. PALINURI From limestone cliffs in Salerno. Bright yellow flowers in one-sided umbels and
rosettes of broad auricula-like leaves. Rare in cultivation although it thrives in a sunny, well-drained
position. 20cm.
P. PEDEMONTANA ALBA Loose clusters of white flowers over deep green, strap-shaped leaves.
For alpine house, trough, scree or rock garden. April / May.
x STEINII (hirsuta x minima) Vigorous hybrid with clusters of deep pinkish-red flowers and
small, characteristically toothed leaves. 5cm.
SPECTABILIS Originates from mountains in Northern Italy where it grows on limestone in
grassland and on rocky ridges. Rosettes of green leathery leaves and large rose-pink, white-eyed
flowers. Shy flowering in cultivation; performs best outdoors. To 12cm.
VILLOSA Large pinkish-lilac, white-eyed flowers and rosettes of slightly sticky leaves which
have a reddish sheen. To 12cm.
WULFENIANA From the Eastern Alps. Small rosettes of dark green glossy leaves and umbels of
large purple flowers on short stems.
PRIMULA x PUBESCENS HYBRIDS
These plants are mostly hybrids of P.auricula x P.hirsuta but they are smaller in stature than the
show auriculas. They are easy to grow and make excellent pans for the alpine house, especially for
the beginner. They are equally at home outdoors in a trough or on a rockery and flower from
March-May.
'APPLEBLOSSOM' Free flowering hybrid with lovely pale pink flowers. Rockery, trough or
alpine house.15cm.
‘BLUE WAVE’ Rich velvet-blue, yellow-eyed flowers in loose heads. Most attractive.
'BOOTHMANS VAR.' A vigorous form with dark reddish-purple, white-eyed flowers 7cm.
'CHAMOIS' Distinctive variety with unusual buff coloured flowers.
'CHRISTINE' Deep rose, white-eyed flowers and yellowish green leaves. Raised by Jack Drake.
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'CREAM VISCOSA' Small funnel shaped, cream flowers and rosettes of serrated pale green
leaves. An easy variety to grow and flower.
‘CRIMSON VELVET’ Rich crimson, yellow-eyed flowers in rounded heads. 10cm.
‘DEEP MRS WILSON’ An old variety with deep purple, white-eyed flowers in April. 7-10cm.
'FALDONSIDE' Dusky reddish-pink with a white eye. Neat habit. Flowers in April. 7-10 cm.
‘FREEDOM’ Pubescens hybrid with lilac-pink flowers and neat dark green foliage. 10cm
'GEORGE HARRISON' Attractive pale lavender flowers on 10cm stems.
'HARLOW CARR' Excellent creamy white form which is good for rockery or alpine house 10cm.
'HURSTWOOD MIDNIGHT' Deep velvety purple-blue flowers with a starry white eye. Makes a
good pan for the alpine house. 12cm.
'JOAN GIBB' Pubescens hybrid with dusky purplish-red flowers on 10cm stems.
'KATH DRYDEN' Loose heads of very pale yellow flowers. Narrow, grey-green leaves.
'KINGSCOTE' An old variety with heads of pretty magenta-pink, white-eyed flowers. Taller than
the other pubescens varieties.
'MRS J H WILSON' One of the oldest pubescens hybrids. Compact rosettes of grey-green, finely
toothed leaves and umbels of purple, white-centred flowers. Floriferous and showy!
'PAT BARWICK' Large heads of flowers, pale cream, tinged salmon.10cm
'PEGGY' Mealed, toothed leaves and red, white-eyed flowers.
‘THE GENERAL’ An old variety with dark red, yellow-eyed flowers. 12cm.
'WEDGWOOD' Unusual shade of pale blue with pale yellow eye and shiny green leaves. 12cm.
OTHER EUROPEAN PRIMULAS
BIRD’S EYE PRIMULAS
Cool, moist conditions are required for this varied group of spring flowering plants. Many are suited
to trough or rock garden cultivation; they also grow well in pots in the alpine house or frame.
P. FARINOSA Widespread in Europe. The Bird's-Eye Primrose with lilac-pink, yellow-eyed
flowers over tufts of grey-green leaves, farinose below. A short-lived plant for garden or cold
greenhouse. Flowers in May. To 10cm.
P. FRONDOSA Attractive Bird's-Eye Primula. Lilac pink flowers over silvery rosettes.15cm.
P. HALLERI Purplish-pink flowers with long tubes and neat rosettes of grey-green leaves. 20cm.
John Richards grows this alongside P. rosea and candelabras!
P. LAURENTIANA Variable American species with lilac-pink to pinkish- purple flowers and
silvery leaves, heavily white-farinose below. Good in pans. May / June. 10cm
P. MAGELLANICA Tiny, pure white Bird's-Eye primrose from the Falklands. Best grown in the
alpine house. 5cm.
P. MODESTA Small Japanese primula with rose-pink, lavender or rarely white flowers over
rosettes of grey-green leaves which are yellow-farinose below. Dies back to a stout resting bud in
winter. Flowers in May. 10cm
P. MODESTA FAURIAE Like the above but smaller and the leaves have a characteristic narrow
petiole. Lovely in the alpine house or in a cool well-drained trough or raised bed.
P. SCANDINAVICA Similar to P.scotica (see below) but with paler flowers. May /June. 7cm.
P. SCOTICA Lovely primula which is indigenous to the North of Scotland only. Violet-purple,
yellow-eyed flowers over small clumps of mealy leaves. Good for pan or trough culture. Flowers
May / June. 5cm.
P. STRICTA Tiny Bird's-Eye Primrose of interest to the collector. 5cm.
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PRIMROSES and POLYANTHUS
This group contains our native primrose, cowslip and oxlip and related species and hybrids. All are
easily grown in a cool rich soil and benefit from regular division.
P. AMOENA ( syn. elatior ssp meyeri) An exquisite and delicate oxlip from Turkey with flowers
in shades of deep purple, pale pink and rarely white. It needs cool, moist conditions in acid loam
and is very slow growing. Flower in March / April.
P. ELATIOR The Oxlip. Pale yellow flowers over grey-green, cowslip like foliage. 15cm.
P. ELATIOR ssp PALLASII. Umbels of fragrant lemon-yellow flowers and glabrous leaves. A
lovely primula which flowers in April.
P. VERIS The well-known wild cowslip which flowers in May. Tolerates dryer conditions than
other species from this section.
P. VERIS ‘CORONATION COWSLIPS’ Barnhaven’s sweetly scented cowslip hybrids in shades
of red, orange and yellow.
P. VERIS 'SUNSET SHADES' A lovely strain of coloured cowslips with pink, rose, copper,
apricot, orange or maroon flowers. 20-25cm.
P. VULGARIS Our native primrose with pale yellow or, occasionally, white flowers.
P. VULGARIS ssp SIBTHORPII An attractive sub species with pale lilac flowers. From Eastern
Europe.
BARNHAVEN POLYANTHUS and PRIMROSES
The world famous Barnhaven primroses and polyanthus were bred and introduced by Florence
Bellis in Oregon in 1939 and subsequently perpetuated and improved by Jared Sinclair at
Barnhaven in Cumbria. Angela Bradford took Barnhaven to Brittany where it is now in the care of
Lynn and David Lawson and their family. These strains are very hardy and all benefit from regular
division.
BARNHAVEN POLYANTHUS
The world-famous Silver Dollar strains in a wide range of mouth watering colours
CHARTREUSE Cream tinged pale green or white with green centres.
DAYBREAK Pale pink or white veined with rose pink.
DESERT SUNSET Coral, salmon, red, pink, apricot and orange.
FLAMINGO Pale pinks, oranges and yellows.
GILDED GINGER The flowers are a combination of gold and dark chocolate. Striking!
HARBOUR LIGHTS Brilliant reds, oranges and pinks.
HARVEST YELLOWS The yellow shades; fragrant.
INDIAN REDS Bright reds. Very sturdy plants.
LITTLE EGYPT Smaller flowered reds and red-browns.
MARINE BLUES Mixture of deep blue shades.
MIDNIGHT Deep blue-blacks and magenta-purples; dark foliage.
NEW PINKS True pink strain.
PARIS 90 Whites and creams; blue or lavender picotee edges.
RAMONA Coppered reds.
REVERIE Pale blue shades with yellow or orange centres.
SPICE SHADES Chocolate, coffee, cinnamon, allspice and ginger with an occasional yellow.
TANGO Orange and gold shades.
WINTER WHITE White with gold centres.
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BARNHAVEN COWICHAN POLYANTHUS
Bred by Florence Bellis and introduced into the Barnhaven catalogue in 1949. Vigorous plants with
reddish brown tinged foliage. The flower petals are of a deep clear colour with a satiny sheen and
little or no eye; they frequently have intriguing patterns at the centre of the flower petals.
AMETHYST COWICHAN Amethyst and violet shades.
BLUE COWICHAN Intense blues, some with black centres.
GARNET COWICHAN Garnet, black-garnet and ruby shades.
VENETIAN COWICHAN Vivid pink-reds and strawberry reds.
YELLOW COWICHAN Yellow flowers and bronzed foliage.
BARNHAVEN VICTORIAN POLYANTHUS
Jared Sinclair described these polyanthus varieties as having 'Luscious blooms of silken or velvet
sheen in the opulent shades of an elegant era'
CARNATION VICTORIANS Carmine, cerise and carnation pinks.
FUCHSIA VICTORIANS Reds, violet-reds, pinks and purples.
MAUVE VICTORIANS Pale mauve, lavender and lilac.
MUTED VICTORIANS Pale lavender, violet, blue or buff.
OLD ROSE VICTORIANS Deep pinks through to pale sugar pinks.
STRIPED VICTORIANS Blue, violet, pink or cream; striped.
VALENTINE VICTORIANS Pink shades, some with white centres.
VIOLET VICTORIANS Violet, purple, plum and bilberry.
BARNHAVEN PRIMROSES
These fragrant primroses resemble the old named primroses in form and habit.
BARNHAVEN BLUES Pale blues through to deep blues.
BARNHAVEN GOLD Bright golden yellows
BUTTERSCOTCH Copper, bronze and butter yellow.
CANDY PINKS Exquisite pinks and peaches.
HARBINGER Gold centred whites.
OSIERED AMBER Amber or pale yellow flowers on pinkish-red stems; bronze leaves.
SPRINGTIME MIX Mixture of all the Barnhaven primroses.
TARTAN REDS Rich reds, some with dark stems and foliage.
OLD FASHIONED PRIMULAS
BARNHAVEN TRADITIONAL MIXTURE Mixture of Hose-in-Hose and Jack-in-the-Green
polyanthus in a wide range of colours; also some intermediate types. These are sometimes called
Elizabethan Primroses. They are raised from seed and are therefore supplied in mixture only.
BARNHAVEN HOSE-IN-HOSE POLYANTHUS MIXED In shades of white, cream,
mauve,violet, rose, apricot, yellow and red.
BARNHAVEN JACK-IN-THE-GREEN POLYANTHUS MIXED Similar range of colours to
the Hose-in-Hose Mixed.
BARNHAVEN GOLD LACED POLYANTHUS Barnhaven's famous strain of this oldfashioned flower. Gold or silver lacing on a red, mahogany or black ground.
BARNHAVEN GOLD LACED JACK-IN-THE-GREEN POLYANTHUS Mahogany-red
flowers edged with gold and surrounded by a green ruff. A curiosity!
FEATHERED COWSLIPS A curiosity which dates back to Elizabethan times. The calyx
and petals are cut up into small pieces like feathers. Flowers can be yellow, red or red with a
laced edge.
LACED POLYANTHUS MIXED Mixture of gold laced and an occasional silver laced form.
Supplied in mixture only.
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BARNHAVEN JULIANA (x PRUHONICIANA) PRIMROSES AND POLYANTHUS
Primula juliae is the key parent in a wide range of 'Juliana Hybrids' of which primula 'Wanda' is the
best known. Barnhaven were the first to produce good hardy seed strains of this group over thirty
years ago. They are small plants with a neat habit and flower in early spring before the polyanthus.
JULIANA PRIMROSES and POLYANTHUS MIXED Red, yellow, white, pink, blue, lavender
or purple sometimes with bronzed foliage.
JULIANA POLYANTHUS 'FOOTLIGHT PARADE' Pale pinks and oranges.
JULIANA POLYANTHUS 'FIREFLIES' Deep, velvety reds and bronzed foliage.
JULIANA PRIMROSE ‘VERA MAUD’ Delicate shell-pink flowers with a deeper pink wire edge
to the petals and dark greeny-bronze leaves. Early flowering and sturdy.
OTHER PRIMROSES and POLYANTHUS
‘DARK ROSALEEN’ A striking polyanthus with deep red and white striped flowers and bronzetinged leaves. Flowers March / April. 12cm.
‘DON KEEFE’ A new variety of polyanthus with attractive glowing, orange-red flowers and a neat
eye similar to that of a cowichan polyanthus. This primula was raised at Field House Nursery from
Barnhaven seed and propagated by Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers.
‘DRUMCLIFF’ A new Irish primrose from Joe Kennedy. Pale yellow flowers over attractive
bronzed leaves.
‘FRANCISCA’ An unusual polyanthus with heads of pale green, yellow-eyed and frilly flowers
which give a long lasting display. Plant in cool moist soil in semi-shade.
'GARRYARDE GUINEVERE' Heads of soft pink flowers and rich bronze-purple leaves.
‘HALLBARN BLUE’ A small-leafed, low growing primrose with violet-blue, yellow-eyed
flowers. Grow in good soil in semi-shade. Flowers March / April.
‘INNISFREE’ A new Irish primrose from Joe Kennedy. Deep red, yellow-eyed flowers over rich
purple-bronze leaves.
‘KATY McSPARRON’ Double flowered yellow cowslip raised by Geoff Nicolle.
‘LADY AGATHA’ Barnhaven’s strain of attractive double flowered, yellow cowslips.
'LADY GREER' Miniature polyanthus with small bottle-green leaves and small, fragrant, pale
lemon-yellow blooms.
DOUBLE PRIMROSES and POLYANTHUS
These have been cultivated since the sixteenth century and are deservedly popular. They do well in
a rich, moist organic soil with some shade and need frequent division to keep them healthy.
‘BELARINA MIXED’ A recently introduced, free flowering strain with beautifully shaped, fully
double flowers in shades of cream, blue, nectarine, red, butter yellow or white flushed pink.
'BLUE SAPPHIRE' Deep blue, laced with silver.
'DAWN ANSELL' A superb pure white Jack-in-the-Green. Raised by Dr Cecil Jones.
'ELIZABETH KILLELAY' An unusual double polyanthus variety with maroon-brown petals
attractively laced with gold. March / April.
‘KEN DEARMAN ‘Salmon-orange shades. Unusual.
'MISS INDIGO' Dark bluish-purple; laced with silver. A Barnhaven seedling.
'QUAKER'S BONNET' Pale lilac. Also known as 'Lilacena plena'
'ROY COPE' Deep red with dark green leaves.
'SUNSHINE SUSIE' Bright yellow. Pleasing Barnhaven seedling.
'VAL HORNCASTLE' Pale primrose yellow.
Other varieties of primrose are available from time to time – check our availability list.
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PRIMULAS FROM THE CAUCASUS
AURICULATA From Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus. Umbels of reddish-purple, yellow-eyed
flowers on stems of variable height. Likes cool, moist but well-drained soil with plenty of humus.
April. To 15cm.
LUTEOLA Rounded heads of soft yellow flowers over rosettes of strap-shaped efarinose leaves.
Needs plenty of moisture during the flowering period. Should be more widely grown. Flowers in
May. 30cm.
OUR LIST DESCRIBES MANY OF THE PRIMULAS WHICH WE GROW AT
FIELD HOUSE NURSERY. SOME ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR, BUT OTHERS ARE PRODUCED ONLY IN SMALL NUMBERS AND
CAN DISAPPEAR FROM THE LIST VERY QUICKLY.
PLEASE ORDER ONLY FROM THE AVAILABILITY LIST WHICH IS UPDATED
REGULARLY.
ASIATIC PRIMULAS
MOISTURE-LOVING SPECIES FOR BOG GARDENS, STREAM-SIDES etc.
(1) CANDELABRA PRIMULAS For the bog garden, stream-side or other moist, rich situations.
The tall stems carry superimposed whorls of flowers in a wide range of colours. They are summer
flowering.
AURANTIACA Bright orange and salmon shades, often with dark, nearly black stems. To 60cm.
BEESIANA Rose-carmine with a yellow eye. Flowers May / June. 60cm.
x BULLESIANA Hybrids of P.beesiana and P.bulleyana. Lovely mixture of pinks, yellows,
salmon pink and oranges. To 60cm
BULLEYANA Yellow flowers from red buds. The leaves have characteristic red midribs. Flowers
May / June. 60cm.
BURMANICA Reddish-purple, yellow-eyed flowers. May / June. 60cm
x CHUNGLENTA Vigorous hybrids of chungensis and pulverulenta in bright red shades.
JAPONICA One of the best known candelabras. Tall stems with tiers of red-purple flowers. Mostly
cultivated as named forms. 60cm
JAPONICA ALBA Pure white, yellow-eyed or sometimes pink-eyed flowers. 60cm.
JAPONICA ‘CARMINEA’ Rich carmine red with a dark eye. Flowers May / June. 60cm.
JAPONICA 'MILLERS CRIMSON' Well-known deep red form. Flowers May / June. 60cm
JAPONICA 'GLOWING EMBERS' Striking black-eyed, magenta pink form originally from
Barnhaven. May / June. 60cm
JAPONICA 'PINK SHADES ' Attractive pale pink flowers sometimes with a red eye. 60cm.
JAPONICA 'POSTFORD WHITE' Whorls of pure white, yellow-eyed flowers on stout stems.
'ORIENTAL SUNRISE HYBRIDS' Barnhaven's excellent strain of mixed candelabras. Reds,
oranges, pinks, yellows and peaches. 60cm
POISSONII Velvety plum-red flowers over dark, bluish-green, evergreen rosettes. Flowers June /
July. 45cm.
PROLIFERA (HELODOXA) The Marsh Primula. Deep golden-yellow flowers in tiers over
crinkled evergreen leaves. Flowers June to July. To 1m.
PULVERULENTA Cerise to wine-red flowers on silvery-white stems. One of the first candelabras
to flower. Grows well in rich, wet loam. May / June. 75cm.
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WILSONII Whorls of small, cup-shaped red to red-black flowers. To 60cm.
WILSONII var. ANISODORA Deep crimson-black flowers; shiny evergreen leaves which smell
of aniseed. Unusual. Plant in rich, moist loam that never dries out. Flowers in June / July. 60cm
(2) BELLED PRIMULAS These are the sweet-smelling giant cowslips of Asia. They require cool,
moist, peaty soil and make excellent subjects for bog-gardens and stream-sides where they extend
the primula season by flowering from May to August.
ALPICOLA Pale yellow farina-coated bells with a heady perfume. Flowers June/July. 45cm.
ALPICOLA ALBA Loose heads of scented, white or cream, farina-coated bells. June / July. 45cm.
ALPICOLA VIOLACEA Deep blue-violet,mauve or reddish-purple, farina-coated flowers. 45cm.
FLORINDAE The Giant Himalayan Cowslip. Mops of spicily fragrant yellow bells in July and
August. Superb massed near water. Grows to 1.2m.
FLORINDAE HYBRIDS Hybrids of P.florindae and P.waltonii in soft red, yellow, orange and
bronze shades.
FLORINDAE HYBRIDS 'RED FORMS' Raised from seed saved from deep red forms.
SIKKIMENSIS Tall stems with umbels of drooping, rich yellow bells. May/June. 60cm
WALTONII HYBRIDS Pink, maroon or violet bells over raggedly toothed leaves. They look
good when planted alongside P.alpicola. 60cm.
(3) OTHERS
ROSEA A small, deciduous perennial. The vivid carmine-red flowers appear before the leaves in
spring. Relishes a really wet soil.15cm.
ASIATIC PRIMULAS FOR RICH, MOIST BUT NOT BOGGY,
SOILS IN SEMI-SHADE
CAPITATA Flattened heads of blue-violet flowers on silver stems. . The flowers are in tight heads
rather like P.denticulata but more elegant.Attractive rosettes of toothed, farinose leaves. Dislikes
winter wet. Flowers in mid to late summer 10-15cm.
CAPITATA MOOREANA Larger flowers of a richer colour.Strong stems arise from rosettes of
strap-shaped leaves, which are heavily mealed on the under-side.
CERNUA From alpine meadows in Yunnan. Deep purple-blue flowers over small, rather hairy
rosettes of variable, efarinose leaves. Flowers later than P.muscarioides and is a larger plant overall.
Flowers in summer. Dislikes winter wet. To 25cm.
CHIONANTHA A beautiful plant which thrives in a light soil enriched with humus but dislikse
winter wet Exquisitely perfumed, pure white flowers on tall stout stems. Yellowish meal on
underside of leaves. Dislikes winter wet. May / June. 30cm.
CHIONANTHA ssp. SINOPURPUREA Large heads of scented, violet-purple to mauve flowers
over clumps of leaves which are covered with yellowish meal on the under-side. May / June. 30cm.
CHUNGENSIS Tall orange-yellow candelabra which dislikes heavy boggy soil preferring humus
rich soil with good drainage. May / June. 60cm
COCKBURNIANA Candelabra primula with bright copper-orange flowers. For moist, rich but
well-drained soil. Very dainty. Flowers in May. 25cm
CONCHOLOBA Rounded heads of deep violet flowers heavily covered with farina. Small rosettes
of toothed leaves. Flowers in summer. Dislikes winter wet 15cm.
DENTICULATA ALBA The well-known drum-stick primulas which give a marvellous display
from March-May; they will grow in almost any position as long as they do not dry out in summer.
Pure white strain. 25cm
DENTICULATA 'DARK FORMS' Deep mauves through to deep violets.
DENTICULATA 'LILAC' Lilac shades.
DENTICULATA 'MIXED' Good mixture of all colours.
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DENTICULATA ‘RUBIN AUSLESE’ The Jellito Seed company’s strain of selected dark reds.
DENTICULATA 'RUBY' The dark red shades.
GLOMERATA Like P. capitata but with rounded heads of blue-violet flowers.
FLACCIDA (NUTANS) A high alpines from the Himalayas. The easiest of the Soldanelloides
section and one of the most beautiful. White-mealed stems bear pagoda-shaped heads of lavenderblue bells. Excellent for a moist shady peat bed but needs protection from winter wet. Flowers May
to June. 30cm.
MUNROI A deciduous perennial with scented, white or pale pink flowers over small spoon-shaped
leaves. Responds well to spring division. May / June. 15cm.
MUNROI ssp.YARGONGENSIS Sweetly scented, mauve-pink, white-eyed flowers over narrow,
shiny green foliage. May / June. 15cm
Hardy, herbaceous plants for woodland conditions. They have rounded hairy leaves and heads of
fairly large, showy flowers in early summer.
MAXIMOWICZII A very unusual primula introduced recently from China. Rosettes of long strap
shaped leaves with distinctive reddish midribs. Upright stems with whorls of distinctive red flowers
which have pointed, reflexed petals. Flowers in May.
MUSCARIOIDES Deep purple-blue flowers in a more open spike than that of its close
relative,P.cernua; neat rosettes of efarinose leaves Flowers end of May to June. 15cm.
POLYNEURA A hardy, herbaceous plant for woodland conditions Yellow-eyed, pale rose,
crimson or purple flowers over deep-veined, softly hairy foliage. 30cm. Grows alongside Corydalis
flexuosa in the wild
SAXATILIS A hardy, herbaceous plant for woodland conditions Irregularly toothed leaves and
umbels of rose-violet or pink flowers on 30cm stems. A dainty primula which grows well in a cool
Alpine House.
SIEBOLDII Primula sieboldii is one of our favourites. Farrer described this species as follows 'A
beloved and immemorial ally from Japan, with its running masses of soft, crumply oval leaves,
scalloped and stalked; and its tall bare stems opening wide heads of beautiful flowers in almost
every conceivable design of fringing segment.....’. This beautiful Japanese primula grows well in
pots or outdoors where it relishes light shade and a well-drained but humus rich soil. In Japan there
are societies devoted to the cultivation of these plants ('sakurasoh' as they are called) along the lines
of our own Auricula Societies. Our sieboldii are mostly from the well-known Barnhaven strains.
These hardy strains were developed over a lengthy period and have outstanding vigour and
elegance. They are seed-raised and can only be supplied in mixture (except where otherwise stated).
All are extremely beautiful.
'BARNHAVEN DANCING LADIES' Whites, pinks, pink suffused rose and pink suffused
white; fringed or smooth petals. May / June flowering. 30cm
'BARNHAVEN MANAKOORA' Violet, blue or white suffused or veined with blue; fringed
or smooth petals.
'BARNHAVEN PAGO-PAGO' Pinks and reds; some are fringed.
'BARNHAVEN WINTER DREAMS ' Pure whites; some beautifully fringed so that the
flowers look like snowflakes.
VIALII The Red-Hot Poker primula with red buds opening into violet blue flowers. Very striking
when planted in moist but not boggy soil. May / June. 30cm.
WATSONII Tightly packed spikes of purple-black flowers. A collector's plant! Dislikes winter
wet. Flowers May / June. 15cm.
NON HARDY PRIMULAS
FORRESTII An evergreen perennial from limestone cliffs in Yunnan. Deep golden yellow,
orange-eyed flowers in large umbels. Attractive, crinkled leaves. In appearance this species is like a
woody cowslip. A good plant for the alpine house since it dislikes winter wet. Flowers April / May.
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20cm.
x KEWENSIS Whorls of bright yellow, fragrant, tubular flowers over toothed pale green leaves.
We also have forms with beautifully mealed leaves. Flowers in late winter and can be grown in an
alpine house, a frost free porch or a conservatory. To 20cm.
MALACOIDES F1 'PRIMA MIXED' A short lived, non-hardy, winter flowering annual.
Compact plants with dainty flowers in shades of pink, red or white, borne candelabra style on 10cm.
stems from December to April.
OBCONICA F1 'LIBRE' SERIES Well-known pot plants which are best grown in a cool, frost
free porch or green house. Please note that Primula obconica can cause an allergic reaction in
sensitive people. Large flat flowers in white, blue, pink, lavender or salmon over light green,
slightly hairy leaves This new introduction is said to be primin free and therefore less likely to
cause the skin rash associated with the older strains. Flowers December to May. 30cm.
SIMENSIS Lovely primula from Ethiopia. Attractive yellow flowers and heavily mealed leaves.
Not to be confused with P.sinensis which comes from China. Not hardy.
SINENSIS The Chinese Primrose. Beautiful, but frost tender, evergreen primula which was once
grown like a florist's flower. Large flowers in shades of pink, red, white, salmon or blue over
attractive, softly hairy foliage. Winter flowering. 20cm.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE DESCRIPTIVE LIST IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
PLANT ORDERS SHOULD ONLY BE SELECTED FROM THE AVAILABILITY LIST
WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE IN MARCH.
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