The primrose of Shakespeare and other poets is actually a family of several hundred species and hybrid plants known for their striking, often brilliant blossoms. Though many of these eye-catching p… ...

Primroses or primulas get their name from the Latin word for 'first' ... Fortunately, there are much hardier candidates among the 400-plus species and countless hybrids of the genus Primula.

Candelabra primula (or primrose) species, hybrids, and cultivars sit within the section Proliferae. Primulas are native to eastern and south-eastern Asia: Nepal, Tibet, and China through Japan and ...

Grocery store primroses (Primula vulgaris), which grow in full sun or part shade, are just the tip of the Primula iceberg.There are other members of the genus for pots or in the ground that bloom ...

Primroses are heralds of spring. The prolonged cold weather meant a delay in their appearance – they’re usually over by March, but hedgerows are all a glimmer now with their bright stars. Here ...

Low-growing Primula vulgaris (also sometimes listed as P. acaulis) comes in a variety of colors, including a soft pink (above) and a cheery, orangey yellow (pictured below). Low-growing Primula ...

But if you were to ask me today, I would say my favorite flower is the Candelabra or Japanese primrose, Primula japonica.I have a patch of them blooming in moist, dark soil in the shade of three ...

Our native primrose, Primula vulgaris, is the simplest and the most perfect of all primroses. Its pale flowers with their golden centres are second to none.