English Primrose

Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

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.

Source of plant

The Plantsmen

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

food