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 ...

Top plants for adding early color to containers now. Primroses: It doesn’t matter if you grab a polyanthus primrose along with your groceries from the supermarket or seek out the double ...

WINTER-flowering polyanthus and primroses have not looked better in years. This is partly due to the mild winter, but also the progress made by the breeders of flower seeds. In recent years, they ...

The modern polyanthus is the result of three European species crossing with each other: the familiar primrose (Primula vulgaris), the cowslip and the rarer oxlip (P. elatior); a fourth species ...

Imagine a bleak, chilly day. Now imagine a bouquet of cheery, cool-season blooms. Pansies. Perhaps petunias. But don't forget primroses. The name primrose is derived, in part, from the Latin ...

One of the earliest splashes of color available right now is primroses. The store racks are enticing, to say the least, and the warmer weather is perfect for adding them to your garden.

Primroses herald the beginning of spring Our native primrose has been used to parent an astonishing range of polyanthus and primulas of every shape, size and colour Carol Klein picking sweet peas.

How many primroses have you carried home from the ... silver-laced P. polyanthus ‘Penumbra,’ which looks as if each petal has been painstakingly outlined in white with the greatest care ...

A guide on how to grow pretty primroses to fill your garden next spring. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ... Frequently grown plants from the Primula family include polyanthus, Japanese primroses ...

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 ...

Long before Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively fell in love with Primula ...