light pink rose on stem with green leaves

Cowslip

Primula veris
Primulaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Plants to 12" tall; leaves ovate to ovate-oblong, to 8" long, including the abruptly narrowed and wingedpetiole, pubescent beneath, irregularly toothed. Flowers bright yellow, 1/2" across, concave or almostflat, fragrant, borne in many-flowered often 1-sided umbels; calyx markedly 5-angled, somewhat inflated.

Source of plant

Richard M. Lewis, Cornell Botanic Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

5