A modern garden primula cultivar

Primula farinosa flowers

Primula hortensis

Primula prolifera

Primula sieboldii

Primula veris

Primula is a genus of 400-500 species of low-growing herbs in the family Primulaceae. They include primrose, auricula, cowslip and oxslip. Many species are grown for their ornamental flowers. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, south into high altitude tropical mountains in Ethiopia, Indonesia and New Guinea, and are also found in temperate southern South America. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 124 KB)Primula, my foto GNU_FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 124 KB)Primula, my foto GNU_FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... Download high resolution version (1024x957, 332 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x957, 332 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1500x1051, 577 KB) Other versions File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Primula User:Aka Wikipedia:Picture peer review User:Nauticashades/FPC Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Primula hortensis... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1500x1051, 577 KB) Other versions File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Primula User:Aka Wikipedia:Picture peer review User:Nauticashades/FPC Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Primula hortensis... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1366, 219 KB) Photo of Primula prolifera at VanDusen Botanical Garden, taken July 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Primula User:Mmcannis... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1366, 219 KB) Photo of Primula prolifera at VanDusen Botanical Garden, taken July 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Primula User:Mmcannis... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 462 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 462 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə()b, or əb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for any purpose other than food, wood or beauty. ... Genera See text Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. ... Binomial name Primula vulgaris L. Primula vulgaris is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe, including the British Isles. ... Binomial name Primula auricula L. Bullwinkle, often known as Auricula or bears ear, is a species of primrose that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra mountains. ... Binomial name Primula veris L. Primula veris, commonly known as the Cowslip, is a low growing perennial herbaceous flowering plant with yellow flowers, in the genus Primula. ... Binomial name Primula elatior Hill, 1765 Primula elatior, the oxlip, is a flowering plant in the genus Primula, found in damp woods and meadows throughout Europe as far north as southern Sweden. ... A Phalaenopsis flower Rudbeckia fulgida A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 88-90% of the human population. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Perennial primulas bloom mostly during the spring; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, or white. Generally, they prefer filtered sunlight. Many species are adapted to high alpine climates. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An African Daisy of almost psychedelic purple Purple is any shades of color occurring between blue and red; this color is sometimes confused with the more narrowly-defined spectral color violet. ... A yellow Tulip. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... The use of the word pink as a color first occurred in the 17th century to describe the light red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. ... A white rose. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the climate of the mountains named the Alps, see climate) for a region above the tree-line. ...

Both the common name and scientific name refer to it being the first (prime) "rose" to open in spring.

Primroses are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Silver-ground Carpet. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Binomial name Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 The Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Noctua janthina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Xestia c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 The Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...

Some species of Primula are commonly known as polyanthus.

Selected species

Primula alpicola (Sikkimensis series) Collected in 1926 by Frank Kingdon-Ward, comes in several colours. ... Binomial name Primula auricula L. Bullwinkle, often known as Auricula or bears ear, is a species of primrose that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra mountains. ... The Candelabra Primrose (Primula beesiana) is a tall primrose with purple-red flowers. ... The Candelabra Primrose (Primula bulleyana) is a primrose with orange-yellow flowers arranged in tiers. ... Binomial name Primula elatior Hill, 1765 Primula elatior, the oxlip, is a flowering plant in the genus Primula, found in damp woods and meadows throughout Europe as far north as southern Sweden. ... Binomial name Primula farinosa L. Primula farinosa, the Birds-eye Primrose, is a small perennial plant in the family Primulaceae, native to northern Europe and northern Asia, and (rarely) further south at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Europe. ... Primula florindae, also known as the giant cowslip is a native of Tibet which grows in huge numbers close to rivers like the Tsangpo. ... Binomial name Primula lutea Vill. ... Binomial name Primula scotica Hook. ... Binomial name Primula veris L. Primula veris, commonly known as the Cowslip, is a low growing perennial herbaceous flowering plant with yellow flowers, in the genus Primula. ... Binomial name Primula vulgaris L. Primula vulgaris is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe, including the British Isles. ...

External links

• Medicinal Uses of Primula