The Vernales section of primulas, correctly called section Primula, includes our beloved primrose, cowslip and oxlip, which are usually, but not always, pale yellow. There are also some bright pink species from further afield - not to mention the polyanthus hybrids, with appallingly vivid colours, fortunately kept away from us in municipal plantings in the middles of roundabouts.

Primula 'Wanda' is a hybrid of the primrose, Primula vulgaris, and the rarely cultivated Primula juliae, so it is a variety of the unpronouncable Primula x pruhonicensis. It makes a low mat, with the rich, deep, pink-purple flowers on very short stems above it.