Primula × polyantha

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]

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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
At Kew Gardens
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Primula
Species:	P. × polyantha
Binomial name
Primula × polyantha Mill.
Synonyms[1]
List Primula × bosniaca Beck ex Fiala Primula × brevistyla DC. Primula × caulescens Pax Primula × cupularis Pax Primula × flagellicaulis A.Kern. Primula × intermedia Facchini Primula × legueana E.G.Camus Primula × sanctae-coronae Beck Primula × variabilis Goupil Primula × variiflora Beck