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primrose

[prim-rohz] / ˈprɪmˌroʊz /


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"You can't argue with a primrose, they're absolutely glorious... red campions will flower all year round, and they are just so beneficial to all sorts of insects and wildlife," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Sand verbena, desert sunflowers and desert primrose recently dazzled onlookers along Henderson Canyon Road in Borrego Springs, an area famed for wildflowers in San Diego County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

At field sites in eastern Washington, the researchers collected scent samples from pale evening primrose flowers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

Everything from the primrose to the milkweed to the Echinacea purpurea, is allowed to flourish.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

Annie Oakley always made hers very homey, with a garden outside of primrose, geranium, and hollyhock.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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