Primula obconica (German or poison primrose)
P. obconica is also called poison primrose because the foliage can cause a skin rash on some people. If you grow this plant, handle it with care.
English primroses -- other than the obconica and malacoides types -- can be grown indoors until April. Then it's best to plant them in a shady Garden spot where they can be enjoyed as a perennial.
The increasingly popular spring flower, poison primula Primula obconica, can give painful rashes when touched so wear protective gloves when deadheading. Latex gloves in particular will allow considerable flexibility and dexterity during this process.
Welwitschia is the only plant in the world in which the stem's apical growth point stops at an early stage. The stem thus grows out, up, and away from the original dead apex, giving it a weird obconical or inverted cone shape.
Fairy Primrose (Primula malacoides) (zones 8-10) produces small leaves on long stalks and numerous foot tall stalks of flowers.
German Primrose (primula obconica) (zones 8-10) is a large, 12 inch tall plant with 10 inch round leaves.
 See also: Gardening, Spring, Flower, Grow, Bloom
  
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