''Primula rosea'', the rosy primrose, is a flowering plant species in 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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to the Himalayas. Growing to tall, it is a hardy

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

with red-tinged leaves and clumps of rich pink flowers in spring. In cultivation it prefers damp places such as the edge of a pond or stream, in moisture-retentive neutral or

acid soil Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a soil. Soil pH is a key characteristic that can be used to make informative analysis both qualitative and quantitatively regarding soil characteristics. pH is defined as the nega ...

and full or partial sunlight. It has won the

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. Rosinidin is an anthocyanidin found in ''P. rosea''.The Structure and Distribution of the Flavonoids in Plants. Tsukasa Iwashina, Journal of Plant Research, 2000, Volume 113, Number 3, pages 287-299, file:Praha, Troja, Botanická zahrada, Prvosenka růžová II.JPG File:Primula rosea I IMG 7210.jpg File:Rosenprimel3.jpg File:Sprouting of Primula rosea.jpg

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rosea Plants described in 1834 {{Primulaceae-stub