[1] The leaves are obovate and stalkless, with a cartilaginous edge, all growing in a basal rosette, and sometimes covered in a mealy white bloom.

[2] A recent study split the species into two, Primula lutea and P. auricula, with the former being found further south and east (Apennines, Carpathians, Balkans, and the southern and eastern Alps).

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[3][4] In the UK two National Collections of auriculas are held by Hillview Hardy Plants nursery, on a 1 acre (0.4 ha) plot in Worfield, Shropshire.

Thousands of cultivars are available in a wide range of colours, and several societies are devoted to their cultivation and display.