Why wildflowers like cowslips and primroses are a happy mix

Nothing compares to the wild forms of cowslips and primroses for Irish Examiner garden columnist Peter Dowdall

Primula veris, to give the cowslip its botanical name is different to the primrose, Primula vulgaris, the cowslip flowering on taller stems in clusters of quite a deep yellow and sometimes a rusty red colour. 

Is there anything more beautiful than a clump of wild cowslips?

You may be lucky enough to see some within your 5km, on your “lockdown walks”, and if you do live near them, count yourself lucky, as, unfortunately, intensive agriculture and overuse of herbicides has seen the numbers of cowslips, along with primroses and many other native wildflowers, decimated over the years.