Steve Downer / Timelapse of Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers opening, UK. March. Controlled conditions.

Michael Hutchinson / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers Bristol, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Common primroses {Primula vulgaris} in flower, near Bradworthy, Devon, UK.

Heather Angel / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Primrose (Primula vulgaris). This insect is the main pollinator of Primrose. In nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK, April.

Philippe Clement / Common primrose / English primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower on moss covered rock in spring, Scotland, UK, May

David Tipling / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) and Violet (Viola odorata) growing along banks of mountain stream Caithness, Scotland, UK, May.

David Tipling / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) growing along banks of mountain stream Caithness, Scotland, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Dark edged bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring from a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Laurie Campbell / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers in decidious woodland, Berwickshire, Scotland, April.

Laurie Campbell / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) on floor of decidious woodland, Berwickshire, Scotland, April.

Andy Sands / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) growing in graveyard, Norfolk, England, UK, March.

Sue Daly / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) on cliff top, Sark, British Channel Islands, April.

Stephen Dalton / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in woodland setting, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins shedding pollen, Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in woodland setting, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, February.

Stephen Dalton / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowers. Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, March

Stephen Dalton / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, September.

Erlend Haarberg / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) on coast of Runde, Heroy, More og Romsdal, Norway, May 2012.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) growing in woodland, Mount Peglia, Umbria, Italy, April.

Stephen Dalton / Wild primroses (Primula vulgaris) in woodland setting, Sussex, UK

Will Watson / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) growing in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) woodland with Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) Broadfield Wood Nature Reserve, Essex Wildlife Trust, England. March.

Nick Upton / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in woodland, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in woodland, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Carpet of Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) and Lesser celandines (Ranunculus ficaria) flowering on a woodland edge, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Carpet of Lesser celandines (Ranunculus ficaria) and Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering on a woodland edge, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Carpet of Lesser celandines (Ranunculus ficaria) and Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering on a woodland edge, Cornwall, UK, April.

Alex Hyde / False Oxlip (Primula vulgaris x veris) flowers, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.

Alex Hyde / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower on deciduous forest floor, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) pin eyed specimen with protruding stigma, as opposed to protruding stamens (known as thrum eyed)

Alex Hyde / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in woodland clearing, Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK. April.

Alex Hyde / Common primroses {Primula vulgaris} flowering in woodland clearing, Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK. April.

Alex Hyde / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in woodland clearing. Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) in woodland bank, Dorset, UK, March

Colin Varndell / False oxlip flowers, hybrid between Primrose (Primula vulgaris) and Cowslip (Primula veris). Dorset, UK, March

Colin Varndell / Clump of Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in bloom. Dorset, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Clump of Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in bloom. Dorset, UK, April.

Ernie Janes / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in Churchyard, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in Churchyard, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in woodland, Bedfordshire, UK

Gary K. Smith / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower. Norfolk, England, April.

Alex Hyde / False oxlips (Primula vulgaris x veris), a hybrid of Cowslip and Common primrose, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, April.

Alex Hyde / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower on deciduous forest floor. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / False oxlip (Primula vulgaris x veris), a hybrid of Cowslip and Common primrose, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, April.

Nick Upton / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) flowering in clumps by hedgerow at the edge of a meadow. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) Pin-eyed flowers close up. Wiltshire meadow, UK, April.

Alan Watson / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower, Yesnaby, Orkney, Scotland, UK, May 2009

Robert Thompson / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} Clare Glen, , County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} Clare Glen, , County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Stephen Dalton / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) UK

John Waters / Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) growing in deciduous woodland, Somerset, UK, February 2009

Tim Martin / Common primose (Primula vulgaris) flowers on roadside bank, in sunshine, Somerset, UK. April

Alex Hyde / Primrose {Primula vulgaris} showing open flower and flower bud following rainfall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK.

Gary K. Smith / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) with covering of snow, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) with a very light covering of snow, Norfolk, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris), flowering on bank, Bristol, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris), flowering, Bristol, UK

Paul Hobson / Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) with very pale flowers, Peak District NP, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers, North Somerset, UK

Brian Lightfoot / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} Celandine and Daffodils in graveyard Sutherland, Scotland, UK

Niall Benvie / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} and Lesser celandine {Ranunculus ficaris} Scotland

Niall Benvie / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} amongst bluebells, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland

Niall Benvie / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower

Niall Benvie / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower, Scotland

Michael Hutchinson / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) amongst leaf litter, Leigh Woods, nr Bristol, UK

Gary Smith / Wild Primroses in flower {Primula vulgaris} Norfolk, UK.

Tony Evans / Common primroses flowering on bank {Primula vulgaris} UK

Tony Evans / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} UK

Ross Hoddinott / Mass of Common primrose flowers {Primula vulgaris} Cornwall, UK

Brian Lightfoot / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris} and Lesser celandine {Ranunculus ficaria} flowers, Spring, Scotland UK

Elliott Bignell / Primroses (Primula vulgaris), spring. England, UK, Europe

John Downer / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris). South Devon, England, UK, Europe

Niall Benvie / Common primrose growing amongst bracken {Primula vulgaris} Scotland UK

John Waters / Common primrose {Primula vulgaris}. Mips Somerset.

Niall Benvie / Common primrose in flower {Primula vulgaris} Scotland UK

Will Watson / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) and Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) flowering on castle motte bank, Burfa Bog Nature Reserve, Powys, Wales, UK, April 2023.

Adrian Davies / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in snow, Surrey, UK. March.

Jouan & Rius / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Primroses (Primula vulgaris) and Celendines (Chelidonium sp.) flowering on coastal clifftops, Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May.

Ashley Cooper / Empty Hazelnut shells eaten by squirrels, alonside flowering Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK. May.

Nick Upton / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowering on coastal grassland, Cornwall, UK. April

Mark Taylor / Rabbit, infant, sitting among spring Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers, portrait.

Mike Read / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowering on coastal cliffs, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. May.

Linda Pitkin / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower, Surrey, England. March.

John Waters / Wooded glade with stream and banks covered with Primroses (Primula vulgaris) and gnarled Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, UK, May 2021.

John Waters / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) beside a footpath with a rambler walking past, deciduous woodland, Mendips AONB, Somerset, UK, March.

John Waters / Dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) visiting a Primrose (Primula vulgaris), urban garden, Bristol, UK, April.

John Waters / Dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) visiting a Primrose (Primula vulgaris), urban garden, Bristol, UK, April.

Will Watson / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in ancient woodland, Herefordshire Plateau, England, UK. April,

Nigel Cattlin / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower alongside a red pink single stemmed naturalised hybrid plant in flower, Devon, England, UK, May

Nick Upton / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) inserting its long proboscis into a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris) to feed on nectar, Wiltshire garden, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) inserting its long proboscis into a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris) to feed on nectar, Wiltshire garden, UK, March.

Ross Hoddinott / Common primroses (Primula vulgaris) in flower along Cornish hedgerow, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, UK. April.

Steve Nicholls / Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in Lower Woods, Gloucestershire, England, UK, March.