English Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Western and Southern Europe
Biocultural value
Fragrant flowers are added to salads and puddings and can be candied for decorating cakes.
Location
Source of plant
The Plantsmen
Description
Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, gradually tapering to the petiole, margin irregularly crenate-serrate, surfaces wrinkled, downy beneath. Scape very short or obsolete, the pedicels several 5-12cm long; flowers several (to 25), apparantly basal, rising from the center of the leaf rosette, unscented, pale sulphur-yellow with darker spots in the throat, broadly open, to 3cm across, opening from September through May.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
food