Japanese Cowslip

Primula japonica

Plant Data

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Primulaceae (Primrose)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Whorls of flowers at the top the upright main stem. The ostentatious flowers can be of various colours, most often pink, red, purple and white.

Fruit:

Dry, splitting open when ripe, up to 8mm long.

Leaves:

Lettuce-like. Basal leaves only, simple and toothed, up to 10 inches long. Light green and wrinkly.

Maximum Size:

45cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

Poisonous.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Candelabra Primrose, Candelabra Primula, Japanese Primrose.

Habitats:

Gardens, meadows, riversides, woodland.