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 Cowslip
 Primula veris

Notice: Change To Seed Orders
 We have temporarily suspended selling seeds for the next few months. This includes individual Seed Packets, Seed Collections and Meadow Mixes. If you would like to purchase our wild flower seeds you can still purchase them from www.wildgardenseeds.co.uk. If you click the link below it will take you to their website (in a new window) and you will be able to buy all of the seeds we have been stocking with free delivery

Other Names:  Bunch of Keys, Fairy Cups, Keys of Heaven, Paigles

Distribution:  Native perennial throughout Britain .

Habitat:  Grows on most moderately good soils in grassy areas and does well on chalky soil.  Prefers sunny sites.

Description:  Height is 7 to 20cm.  The nodding, yellow flowers are delicately perfumed and appear in April and June.

Folklore:  The delicately perfumed flowers have been used to make a potent country wine.

Wildlife:  The nectar in the flowers attracts moths, butterflies and bees with long tongues.  It is the larval food plant of the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary Butterfly, Plain Clay and Northern Rustic Moths.

 

Sowing Instructions for Seeds:  Ideally, sow in the autumn in trays kept outdoors so that the seeds are naturally stratified (periods of alternating warmth and cold). At other times, sow and keep at around 22°C for 1-2 months. Cool for 1-2 months (around 0°C) in a fridge. Then warmer (around 10°C) for about a month. It may be necessary to repeat this process if using the fridge method. Germination is inhibited by temperatures above 20°C.

  

Our plants and seeds are of native British origin. 

 

The prices for larger quantities of Cowslip Seed for use in the creation of wild flower meadows are as follows: