Primula veris Cowslip

A well known, hairy perennial herb of grasslands, hedgebanks and cliffs on neutral or calcareous soils. Its flowers, which are produced on a long, leafless stalks in unbellate clusters that droop to one side, have yellow-orange petals and pale, inflated calyx tubes. It is found throughout Britain, but is less common in the north and it has decreased markedly in its traditional habitats in some parts of Britain as a result of agricultural improvements and land use changes. However, it has also become more common and familiar in roadside verges, where it has been introduced in seed mixtures or deliberately planted. Until recently it was only common in West Glamorgan in calcareous grasslands in Gower but in recent decades it has become widespread and much more common in roadside verges and other grassy habitats in lowland areas of the county where it has been introduced. Roadside verge plants are often more robust than native stock and not of local (nor perhaps British) provenance.

Native (but also planted widely)