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! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Primrose
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! align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen | Scientific Classification
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| align=left | Kingdom: || Plantae
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|| Division: || Magnoliophyta
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|| Class: || Magnoliopsida
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|| Order: || Ericales*
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|| Family: || Primulaceae
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|| Genus: || Primula
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! align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen" | Species
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| align="left" |many, see text
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|| *APG Classification
Primulalaes by Cronquist system
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The primrose is any of over 500 species of low-growing herbs of the genus Primula (Primulaceae). Some species are grown for their ornamental flowers. This genus includes "cowslips".
Perennial primroses bloom during the spring; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, and/or white. Generally, they prefer filtered sunlight and a temperature around 20°C.