page_title: Primula veris
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Primula veris / Description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Gewürzsträucher Echte Schlüsselblume, früchte und samenEnglish&#x3a;&#32; cowslip , fruits and seedsFrançais&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Primevère officinale , fruits et graines
context_page_description: Primula veris, the cowslip, common cowslip, or cowslip primrose, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and western Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney and in Scandinavia. This species frequently hybridizes with other Primulas such as Primula vulgaris to form false oxlip which is often confused with true oxlip, a much rarer plant.
context_section_description: Primula veris is a variable evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial plant growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and broad, with a rosette of leaves 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The deep yellow flowers are produced in spring, in clusters of 10–30 blooms together on a single stem. Each flower is 9–15 mm broad.  Red- and orange-flowered plants occur rarely but can be locally widespread in areas where coloured primula hybrids bloom at the same time as the native cowslip, enabling cross-pollination.
caption: Primula veris – MHNT
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