Primrose/Trobentica

Description:

Pale yellow flowers with notched petals with wrinkled, green, oblong leaves. About 15 cm in hight.

Habitat:

Native to Europe and North Asia. Grows on moist, well-drained soil in sun or shade. Wild, woods, hedgerows, fields. It is also cultivated.

Notes:

Can be used culinary, medicinal or decorative. Traditionall,y it was seen as a medicinal plant. Roman natural historian Pliny recommended it for rheumatism, gout and paralysis. in 17th century N. Culpeper advised using ir for healing wounds. Its roots were used to treat headaches and, in fact, the plant does contain salicylates, as in aspirin. It was also used as expectorant, employed in the treatment of bronchitis. In coockery, its flowers and young leaves can be added to salads and its crystallized blossoms used to decorate desserts and cakes.