greg mosser wrote:looks like a primrose (Primula spp.)
Yes, certainly a primrose. Where I live, they self-seed and mix with the primula elatior and I have different colours (called carnival primula here) with different stem length. Easy, slug-resistant, cheerful in spring, nectar for ealy pollinators - a bunch of pros!
Is wild early primroses usually white? I know the evening primrose that blooms later here has yellow flowers. Nurseries carry potted plants in many different colors but I don't know if they will seed or not. They are usually sold as disposable dining table ornaments in late winter.
Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
I brought this back from the farm where they grow the tiny ads:
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