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A purple and yellow cultivar
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Multi-colored specimen
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A red and yellow cultivar
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At Gray's Inn
Primula × polyantha | |
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At Kew Gardens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Primula |
Species: | P. × polyantha
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Binomial name | |
Primula × polyantha | |
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Primula × polyantha, the polyanthus primrose or false oxlip, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. [1] [2] It is the result of crosses between Primula veris (common cowslip) and Primula vulgaris (common primrose). [3] It is native to Europe, found where the parent species' ranges overlap, and many artificial hybrid cultivars have also been created for the garden trade. [4] [5] Naturally‑occurring individuals (the false oxlips) tend to have yellow flowers, while a wide range of flower colors has been developed in the cultivars (the polyanthus primroses) over the centuries. [2] [5]