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Primula veris

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Noun1.Primula veris - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowersPrimula veris - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
cowslip, paigle
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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Cowslip - Primula veris - a wonderful harbinger of spring - surprise - the flowers are sweetly scented.
Carol's choice My top ten plants; Notebook by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Other plants to be seen in March are Forsythia, Chaenomeles, Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Ribes sanguineum (Flowering currant), Primula veris (cowslips) and of course daffodils.
SPRING IN TO ACTION by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
The name primula comes from primus, Latin for first, indicating the early-flowering habit of the yellow cowslip, Primula veris - "first of spring" - one of the parents from which polyanthus have been bred.
Why have a few flowers when you can have loads of them! by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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