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Primula vulgaris ssp. sibthorpii
It is a perennial growing 10–30 cm tall, with a basal rosette of leaves which are more-or-less evergreen in favoured habitats. The leaves are 5 – 25 cm long and 2–6 cm broad, often heavily wrinkled, with an irregularly crenate to dentate margin, and a usually short leaf stem. Flowers pink to red or purple.
Balkans, southwest Asia.
Both flowers and leaves are edible, the flavor ranging between mild lettuce and more bitter salad greens. The leaves can also be used for tea, and the young flowers can be made into primrose wine. On the 3rd photo you can see it surrounded by Primula vulgaris subspecies vulgaris.
Spotted on Apr 18, 2013
Submitted on Apr 18, 2013
6 Comments
Same meadow both pale and this one, but this was the only one, wile there were 2 pale primroses ;)
:) you found it in meadow or somewhere like that?
Funny I have realized that this pink var. will flower a bit later than the other regularly yellow :)
it's interesting i haven't seen them on meadows in this color, but they grow in crack where there is almost no soil behind our house! :)
Yes they are especially in this color that is not so often :)
They are beautiful!!