Primrose may refer to:

Botany

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Primula vulgaris ''Primula vulgaris'', also called the common primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Primulaceae, native plant, native to Eurasia.''Flora Europaea'Primula vulgaris''/ref> The common name of this plant is prim ...

'', commonly known as the primrose (also called the common primrose or English primrose) * many other species of the genus ''

Primula ''Primula'' () is a genus of herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae. They include the primrose (''Primula vulgaris, P. vulgaris''), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common specie ...

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Primulaceae The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...

, a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the primrose family * ''

Oenothera ''Oenothera'' is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to ...

'', commonly known as evening primrose, a plant genus *

Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees Primrose Hill Primrose Hill is a Grade II listed public park located north of Regent's Park in London, England, first opened to the public in 1842.Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) It was named after the natural hill in the centre of t ...

in London

Canada

Primrose Lake Primrose Lake is a large lake in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the Churchill River drainage basin. The lake straddles the Saskatchewan / Alberta border, with most of the water surface in Saskatchewan with only the sout ...

on the

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

border

South Africa

Primrose, Gauteng Primrose is a suburb of Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces ar ...

United States

Primrose, Alaska Primrose is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 78 at the 2010 census, down from 93 at the 2000 census. Primrose is one of a number of small communities located north of Seward ...

* Primrose, Georgia *

Primrose, Iowa Primrose is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Iowa, United States. Location Primrose is located in Harrison Township, near the junction of Primrose Road and 150th Avenue, about northwest of Donnellson. History Primrose was laid out ...

* Primrose, Kentucky *

Primrose, Nebraska Primrose is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census. History Primrose was platted in 1902 when the railroad was extended to that point, although a small Irish settlement had existed there for ...

* Primrose, Ohio *

Primrose, Rhode Island Primrose is a village in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. The village is located in the area around Greenville Road and Providence Pike. The village derives its name from the Primrose railroad statio ...

Primrose, Tarrant County, Texas Primrose is an unincorporated community in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. History Primrose is located directly east of Benbrook Lake, ten miles south-west of Fort Worth and was originally a community of farmers and ranchers. In the 187 ...

Primrose, Van Zandt County, Texas Primrose is an unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 24 in 2000. Geography Primrose is located on Farm to Market Road 314, southeast of Canton ...

* Primrose, Wisconsin, a town ** Primrose (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

People

Families

Clan Primrose Clan Primrose is a Lowland Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages ...

, a Scottish clan headed by the Earl of Rosebery **

Earl of Rosebery Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively. Its name comes from Roseberry Topping, a hill near Archibald's w ...

, a title linked with the Clan Primrose **

Laird of Burnbrae Laird of Burnbrae was a hereditary title in Scotland that was held by several generations in the Clan Primrose, Primrose family. The Lands of Burnbrae was situated near Kincardine, Fife, Kincardine, and has since been joined with Kincardine. The ...

, a title linked with the Clan Primrose

Surname

Archibald Primrose (disambiguation) Archibald Primrose may refer to: * Archibald Primrose, 1st Laird of Burnbrae (c.1538–?) * Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington (1616–1679), notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier * Archibald Primrose, 2nd Viscount of Primrose (died 1716), V ...

, various people *

Lady Delphi Primrose Lady Delphi Primrose (born 13 October 2003) is a British model, TikToker, and socialite. Primrose was featured on the cover of the August issue of '' Tatler Magazine'' in 2021. Early life and family Primrose was born on 13 October 2003 to Ca ...

(b. 2003), Scottish model * Francis Ward Primrose (1785–1860), M.P. for Stirling District of Burghs *

George Anson Primrose Vice Admiral George Anson Primrose RN (1849–1930) was a senior British naval officer. Life He was born at 22 Moray PlaceEdinburgh Post Office directory 1849 in Edinburgh on 21 September 1849, the son of the Hon Bouverie Francis Primrose and ...

(1849–1930), Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy * George Primrose, member of the blackface song-and-dance team

Primrose and West Primrose and West, also known as Primrose and West's Minstrels, was an American blackface minstrel song-and-dance troupe made up of partners George H. Primrose, George Primrose and William H. West (entertainer), William H. "Billy" West. They la ...

* Gilbert E. Primrose (1848–1935), Scottish international footballer *

John Primrose (disambiguation) John Primrose may refer to: * John Primrose, 4th Laird of Burnbrae (1590–1669) * John Primrose, 5th Laird of Burnbrae (c.1617-?) * John Primrose, 8th Laird of Burnbrae (c.1719-?) * John Primrose (brewer) (c. 1803–1876) founder of South Austr ...

, various people *

Henry Primrose Sir Henry William Primrose (22 August 1846 – 17 June 1923) was a Scottish civil servant. He joined the Treasury in 1869, served as private secretary to the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884 and to Gladstone in 1886. He was secretary of the Of ...

(1846–1923), Scottish civil servant who became chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue *

Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (''née'' de Rothschild; 27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer Amschel de Rothschild, Baron Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana (''née'' Cohen (surname), Cohen). After inh ...

Neil Primrose (musician) Neil Primrose (born 20 February 1972) is the drummer of the Scottish rock band Travis. Early life Primrose was born in Cumbernauld. His father, a power station engineer, was posted to Middlesbrough, and this was followed by a series of moves ...

, Scottish drummer with the rock band Travis *

Patrick Primrose __NOTOC__ Patrick Primrose Dominican Order, OP (c. 1605–1671) was a Scottish people, Scottish Dominican Order, Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Vicar General, and royal chaplain to Queen Catherine of Braganza, who died in ...

(c. 1605–1671), Scottish Roman Catholic priest *

William Primrose William Primrose (23 August 19041 May 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in v ...

, a violist

First name

* Primrose ("Prim") Everdeen, Katniss's sister in ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy

Military warships and civilian freighters

* , several Royal Navy ships * MV Primrose, a freight and passenger ferry * MV Primrose, a Hong Kong freighter grounded on

North Sentinel Island North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. The island is a protected area of India. It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous tribe in volunta ...

Other

* ''Primrose'' (musical), a musical comedy * Primrose (group), a South Korean pop group * Primrose Brook, a tributary of the Passaic River *

Primrose Day Primrose Day marked the anniversary of the death of the British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, on 19 April 1881. The day was marked each year into the 1920s, with arrangements of primroses left at Disra ...

, the anniversary of the death of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli *

Primrose League The Primrose League was an organisation for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. It was founded in 1883. At a late point in its existence, its declared aims (published in the ''Primrose League Gazette'', vol. 83, no. 2, March/April ...

, an organisation founded in 1883 to promote Toryism * Primrose High School, an 11-19 comprehensive school in Leeds, UK * Operation Primrose, the code name later given to the capture of German submarine U-110 * ''Primrose'', a video game for the

Nintendo DSi The is a foldable dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. The console launched in Japan on November 1, 2008, and worldwide beginning in April 2009. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival was ...

* Primrose (given name), the given name