Cowslips
This is the famous meadow and hedge row plant of simple beauty. It features fragrant lemon yellow pendulous blooms and is easy to grow in sun or part shade. Height: 23cm.
Contact with the leaves may cause skin allergy to some people with sensitive skins.
Sow late winter onwards in good seed compost. Sow seed on surface of compost and gently firm. Seal in a polythene bag or cover with a piece of glass and place in a shady spot but do not exclude light which is beneficial for germination. Keep the soil damp but not wet. Germination usually takes 10-15 days at 15-18°C, higher temperatures can prevent germination. Transplant when large enough to handle in 7.5cm pots. Grow cool and fairly moist and later plant out 23cm apart in good soil, sun or part shade.