Primrose
Primrose: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Garden primroses belong to the genus Primula, in the primrose family. This group contains species and many garden hybrids. A large number are low perennials with leaves arranged in a rosette, although flowering season, cold tolerance and preferred conditions vary. Common primroses, cowslips and colourful garden selections are therefore distinct forms within the same genus. Their shared outline does not mean that every plant has the same flowers or seasonal pattern.The leaves are simple, often oval to oblong, with scalloped or toothed edges. In familiar border primroses, the blade can be wrinkled, with clear veins and a more or less hairy surface. The leaves surround a compact base. Flower stalks hold the blooms above or close to the foliage, singly or grouped on a taller stem according to type. This habit explains their frequent place at the front of a planting.The corolla usually forms a tube ending in five spreading…
