856 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Dilleniidae

► Order Primulales

► Family Primulaceae - Primrose family

Synonyms

Common names

Cowslip (English)

Primrose (English)

Primroses (English)

Primevère des champs (French)

Description

Small showy salverform flowers in all colours, usually with five somewhat scalloped lobes and a contrasting centre; borne in compact heads. A popular garden perennial with basal leaves.