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Plant ID- Primrose?

 
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Found this plant growing in the front yard:

I may have planted it last year, but I don't  remember.
Any idea what it is?
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Mystery plant
 
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looks like a primrose (Primula spp.)
 
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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!
 
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flowers and leaves are edible, too! for the leaves, some are fairly mild, some a bit more bitter.
 
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Ah, I'm so happy!
I hope it is a promiscuous seeder!
 
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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.
 
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