Primrose

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" align="right" cellpadding="2" ! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Primrose |- || |- ! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Scientific Classification |- | {| align="center" | align=left | Kingdom: || Plantae |- || Division: || Magnoliophyta |- || Class: || Magnoliopsida |- || Order: || Ericales* |- || Family: || Primulaceae |- || Genus: || Primula |} |- ! align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen" | Species |- | align="left" |many, see text |- || *APG Classification
Primulales by Cronquist system |- |} The primrose is any of over 500 species of low-growing herbs of the genus Primula (Primulaceae). Some species are grown for their ornamental flowers. This genus includes "cowslips".

Perennial primroses bloom during the spring; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, and/or white. Generally, they prefer filtered sunlight and a temperature around 20°C.

List of Primroses

• Japanese Primrose (Primula japonica)
• Primula veris
• English Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

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The Evening primrose (Oenothera) is a completely different plant in the family Onagraceae