Primula x polyantha Polyanthus Primrose 3-8 Hybrid Origin Erect flower stems with basal leaves 6-12 inches Flowers are available in a wide range of colors flowers may be solitary or in many flowered umbels on flower scapes longer than the leaves. Spring Basal leaves, obovate, tapering to a winged petiole. Wrinkled leaves.     'Barnhaven Hybrids' - Bright-colored flowers on compact plants, heat tolerant and free flowering. 'Crescent' - large flowers, 12 inches tall. 'Pacific Giants' - Free-flowering cultivar with large flowers, over 2 inches wide and an extensive range of colors.   Primula is derived from the Latin primus, meaning first and is apparently so named because of the early flowering.

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