Primula vulgaris - Primrose
Steeply sloping damp meadows, hedgerows and
banks are the favoured habitat of this early spring flower. You will often find these
shallow-rooting plants in greatest abundance at the edge of a wood, where they receive
some light but where the surface soil never dries out completely.
The first primroses sometimes appear before Christmas, but they
are usually at their best in March and April and continue blooming well into May and
occasionally early June.
Not all primroses are yellow, even in the wild. These mauve specimens were
found in Cenarth Woods in the Teifi Valley.
Wildflowers of Wales
This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 1 - Woodland and Waysides.
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