# An expert grower of auriculas explains their history and heart-stopping appeal

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Podcast: [How My Garden Grows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-my-garden-grows-7474641)
Published: 2026-06-23T12:00:06+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/679aa32d
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Duration seconds: 1287

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Once museum curator and now textile artist, Jane-Ann Walton has a particular passion for auriculas. Originally tiny alpine mountain plants, auriculas made their way to this country via Huguenot weavers arriving in Norwich and Spitalfields in the 16th century. Jane-Ann grows over 500 of these delicate, heart-stopping flowers which she displays in "auricula theatres." Each frilly nosegay of flowers is held on a straight stem above a rosette of often farina-covered leaves in its own terracotta pot. Join us on a tour of Jane-Ann's four-acre plot in deepest Norfolk to discover the unique history of these plants and learn from the mistakes of a committed expert.

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