Primula malacoides

Primula malacoides

  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Primula malacoides
  • Flower name
    Primula malacoides
  • Scientific name
    Primula malacoides
  • Aliasオトメザクラ, ケショウザクラ, ヒメザクラ, Fairy primrose, プリムラマラコイデス, プリムラ, マラコイデス, 乙女桜, 化粧桜
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringGarden, Park, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, December
  • Language of flowersOpen the fate

What is Primula malacoides

Primula malacoides comonly called as Fairy primrose or Baby Primrose (scientific name: Primula malacoides) is native to China and is (semi) cold-resistant annual of Primulaceae family. Leaves are rounded broad-egg shape with leaves on the leaf edge. From the tip of the flower stem, put out an umbel inflorescence and make several pink or white funnel shaped flowers bloom. When looking at the flower (petal) from the top it looks like a five-valve flower, however from the side it turns out that the funnel-like tip spreads and it is a joint flower that has split and flattened. The tip of each petal is recessed and has a heart shape.

Primary relatives are special feature Primary primrose https://www.flower-db.com/en/special/47/2.

Generic name: Primula malacoides, Scientific name: Primula malacoides, aka: Fairy primrose, Baby Primrose, Place of origin: China, Environment: mountains, classification name : Plant kingdom Angiospermate Kadoma Tadashi Twin leaves Azalea family Primula family (Primula genus), life type: semi-cold tolerant perennials, plant length: 15 to 40 cm, leaf order: alternate, leaf shape: broad ovoid, leaf margin: Flower color: pink , White, dark pink, number of petals: 5, stamens: 5, pinch number: 1, number of sepals: 5, ovary upper, fruit type: fruits.

Generic name: Primula malacoides, Scientific name: Primula malacoides, aka: Fairy primrose, Place of origin: China, Environment: mountains, life type: semi-cold tolerant annual, plant length: 15 to 40 cm, leaf order: alternate, leaf shape: broad ovoid, leaf margin: fragrance, radial symmetry, umbel inflorescence, Petal shape: funnel shape, tear tip 5 tearing and flattening · each flower piece is heart-shaped, flower size: 1.5 - 3 cm, flower season: December to April of the following year, Flower color: pink, white, deep peach color, number of petals: 5, stamens: 5, pinch number: 1, number of sepals: 5, ovary upper, fruit type: fruits.


  • Order
    Ericales
  • Family
    Primulaceae
  • Genus
    Primula
  • Species
    P. malacoides
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
    Toothed
  • Life typehalf cold resistance annual grass
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height15.0 ~ 40.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.5 ~ 3.0 cm

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