(Primrose)

(Candelabra Primrose, Primrose)

(Primrose)

This hardy Asiatic primrose offers a unique look and problem solving opportunities for poorly drained sites. It is native to moist alpine regions of India and Tibet in grassy slopes, forest margins and stream banks. The plant is composed of a rosette of oblong serrated green leaves. Its flower stems are dusted with striking white powder for increased graphic interest. This is technically a perennial plant, but it can become rather short lived in gardens.

The flowers of Primula capitata...

(Primrose)

This hardy, violet blue-flowered primrose will bloom in its first year from seed. It is a vigorous bloomer that is ideal for greenhouse culture and the florist’s potted flower industry.

In spring, this perennial offers rosettes of oblong green leaves with serrated edges. Its flower stems are dusted with fine white fuzz for increased graphic interest. The flowers of 'Noverna Blue' are cool viole-blue. The rounded clusters of tubular blooms appear in late spring and contrast nicely with the white...

(Drumstick Primrose, Himalayan Primrose )

(Drumstick Primrose, Himalayan Primrose )

(Great Cowslip)

This enchanting yellow flowered perennial is an old English favorite for natural areas and informal gardens. Commonly known as oxlip, it grows in the damp woods and meadows of Europe and Russia, where it has been known to inhabit north-facing mountain slopes as well as low floodplains. In the British Isles it is primarily found in the east.

Oxlip produces a small rosette of narrow, oval corrugated medium green leaves with downy surface hairs. In spring it sends up thick stems topped with drooping...

(Great Cowslip)

This enchanting yellow flowered perennial is an old English favorite for natural areas and informal gardens. Commonly known as oxlip, it grows in the damp woods and meadows of Europe and Russia, where it has been known to inhabit north-facing mountain slopes as well as low floodplains. In the British Isles it is primarily found in the east.

Oxlip produces a small rosette of narrow, oval corrugated medium green leaves with downy surface hairs. In spring it sends up thick stems topped with drooping...

(Green Lace Primrose, Primrose)

(Japanese Primrose)

Lush, light green rosettes of leaves anchor the tall flower stems of Japanese primrose in mid- to late-spring. Its clusters of colorful purple-red blossoms are perched on tall, leafless stems that rise from the center of each rosette. This deciduous, clump-forming perennial is native to northern Japan where it lives in moist wooded areas. Today many cultivars are available with a wider range of colors and heights.

In early spring, the leaves of Japanese primrose are among the first to appear...