JUST AS the first pale primrose flowers are showing in hedgerows and woodlands, the garden primroses and their showy cousins, the polyanthus, are sparkling in gardens. Some of these are very old forms ...

Driving along Texas roads in the spring can be classified as nothing short of extraordinary as the roadsides are adorned with wildflowers that have splashes of color ranging from blue to pink to ...

NATURE of April 1, 1920, p. 139, published an interesting article on the colouring matters of plants. From this article it would appear that the normal pale yellow colour of the primrose is due to a ...

These bright delights have cemented a place in literature and popular culture; Shakespeare included the primrose flower as a symbol in many of his plays. More recently, in Suzanne Collins’ 2008 young ...

Last week we discussed using cyclamen for a spectacular blooming plant for the deep shade this winter. Another flower that rates almost as high for blooms in the shade is primrose, also called primula ...

Five centuries ago, this shy bloom was linked with fairies. Now, modern breeding has woven a different kind of magic in this flower Primula 'Garryard Guinevere' hails from the thirties but is a parent ...

The arrival of the beautiful native primrose to our gardens is the sign that spring has truly begun Colorful pots full of winter primroses I've spent the past week on a London rooftop, planting pots ...

I spotted the first flush of wild primroses flowering in nearby woods a few weeks ago. Speckled along the edges of a steep, damp bank that sits beneath the dappled shade of beech trees, their blooms ...