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Primula vulgaris is a perennial growing 10–30 centimetres (4–12 inches) tall, with a basal rosette of leaves which are more-or-less evergreen in favoured habitats. The leaves are 5–25 cm (2–10 in) long and 2–6 cm (1– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad, often heavily wrinkled, with an irregularly crenate to dentate margin.
The Primulaceae (/ ˌ p r ɪ m j ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ i. iː / PRIM-yə-LAY-shee-ee), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family), are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers.
A few species are grown in gardens for their showy and unique flower display. The stamens are thrust out with the sepals bent back. The flowers are pollinated by bees , which grab hold of the petals, and gather pollen by vibrating the flowers by buzzing their wings ( buzz pollination ).
Primula (/ ˈ p r ɪ m j ʊ l ə /) [2] is a genus of herbaceous [3] flowering plants in the family Primulaceae.They include the primrose (P. vulgaris), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges.
Primula boveana is a perennial species. Plants possess a basal rosette of greyish-green leaves. The leaves are spear-like in shape and grow up to 20 cm long. Flowers are golden or yellow in colour, tubular and scented. The flowers are hosted on stems that can grow up to 60 cm long. Plants flower in late spring and set seed by late summer. [4]
Primula rosea, the rosy primrose, is a flowering plant species in the genus Primula, native to the Himalayas. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is a hardy herbaceous perennial with red-tinged leaves and clumps of rich pink flowers in spring.
Primula scandinavica is a perennial plant, which possesses a basal rosette of leaves. The leaves are around 2–4 cm long, narrow at the base, yet broad and rounded at the tip. [3] Flowers are based on the top of stalks ranging from 4–10 cm tall. [3] Petals are pink in colour, with the eye of the flower being yellow.
Inflorescences of Primula borealis typically have 1 to 10 flowers, rising from the central rosette of leaves. [2] The flowers can range in colour from the common lavender to a less common rosy violet or white. [3] The involucral bracts, which surround the flowers, are notable for their saccate or gibbous shape at the base.