Primroses, as I've certainly mentioned before, are called primevères in French. That's derived from the latin primus, meaning "first." They're among the first flowers to appear in spring. I got all that from Wikipedia; I'm no flower expert.
Primroses in the north forty.
One day, should the weather cooperate, I will cut them all down with the first mowing of the season. With the weather we've been having, that won't be anytime soon. The ground is still very soggy.
I must admit, I’m glad the ground is too soggy. What a shame it would be to have to mow those done.
ReplyDeleteWe went the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday, and it was such a treat!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing these every spring. I will always wonder why we don't have them in the wild anywhere I've ever lived in the states.
ReplyDeleteThe thought of mowing down these beautiful flowers is bringing tears to my eyes. I’m with Mitchell in hoping for a continuance of soggy ground until the primroses are past their “primus”. Why not take a trip to the south of France and rest for a week or so until the wet weather blows over. It’s beautiful there right now…sunny, not too hot, and not too cold.
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