The name primrose refers to a large number of plants, some of which are not primroses at all. Primroses are in fact part of the Primula family - Primula being Latin, and referring to the fact that ...

Researchers have genetically transformed the Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) for the first time in a development that could shed light on one of the plant world's most renowned reproductive systems ...

The genus Primula, comprising over 500 species of temperate and alpine herbs, presents taxonomic and evolutionary challenges owing to frequent hybridisation, heterostyly and morphological convergence.