The meadow in front of Madingley Hall near Cambridge was sprinkled with cowslips and primroses this weekend, basking in April sunshine.
But they have been promiscuous…
Primrose (Primula vulgaris), left
Cowslip (Primula veris), below
….. and this is their offspring: a beautiful hybrid which is actually not uncommon, and for obvious reasons known as false oxlip.
But this is what the true oxslip looks like, photographed in Shadwell Wood last spring.
Oxslip (Primula elatior) right, and below
Endless forms most beautiful….
Charles Darwin
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