Cowslip

Primula veris

flower · leaf

Yellow flowers with a honey scent, in salads or tea, and young leaves cooked like spinach.

Origin

Europe

Where to find it

In chalk meadows and on sunny banks; in England, it has come back along motorway verges, seeded for it.

Season (United States)

March to May

Preparation

Flowers and young leaves only; protected in several regions, it is picked from the garden.

Did you know?

In England, it was made into a flower wine, “cowslip wine”.