Cowslip

Description:

Primula veris is a variable evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial plant growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and broad, with a rosette of leaves 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The deep yellow flowers are produced in spring, in clusters of 10-30 blooms together on a single stem. Each flower is 9–15 mm broad. Red- and orange-flowered plants occur rarely but can be locally widespread in areas where coloured primula hybrids bloom at the same time as the native cowslip enabling cross-pollinatio

Habitat:

The cowslip is frequently found on more open ground than the primrose, including open fields, meadows, coastal dunes and clifftops. Spotted in an open meadow at mount Chortiatis (Thessaloniki, Greece).