"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Evening primrose (also known as night primrose) is a pretty native flowering plant that seems perfect for ...

I am an ardent supporter of independent nurseries and garden centers and spend as close to 100 percent of my gardening dollars in them as is possible. Sometime, though, I knuckle under and buy a small ...

Cape primrose (Streptocarpus saxorum) is an easy-to-grow indoor flowering plant that could be the next gorgeous addition to your indoor garden. While the Cape primrose is just one of the many ...

If it is a native wildflower it must be good? Not always. The White Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), commonly known as the Pink Evening Primrose or Pink Ladies, is a low-growing herbaceous, ...

Perky primroses line grocery store shelves the day after Christmas, brightening the rest of winter with their shockingly cheery colors. Often we treat them as short-term plants. We set them on the ...

Primroses provide the ideal way for gardens to welcome summer. Every year, the flowers bloom with dozens of vibrant colours and a pleasant accompanying scent. Blooms even last for most of the season, ...

Heronswood Nursery is offering the new ‘Drumcliff’ Irish primrose recently presented to first lady Michelle Obama by Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny and his wife, Mrs. Fionnuala Kenny. This uniquely ...

The primrose of Shakespeare and other poets is actually a family of several hundred species and hybrid plants known for their striking, often brilliant blossoms. Though many of these eye-catching ...

Imagine a bleak, chilly day. Now imagine a bouquet of cheery, cool-season blooms. Pansies. Perhaps petunias. But don't forget primroses. The name primrose is derived, in part, from the Latin primus, ...

*Growth habit: A rosette forming evergreen perennial, used as an annual locally, growing to 6 inches high and about twice as wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, heavily veined, oval in shape ...