What color flowers do primroses bloom? Can it be propagated by cutting? What is the difference between it and Forsythia suspensa?

Primrose, alias Ying Chun, Huang Jasmin, golden belt, deciduous shrubs, florescence from February to April, because it blossoms earliest among flowers, and then ushered in a hundred flowers blooming in spring. So, what color flowers do primroses bloom? Can it be propagated by cutting? What is the difference between it and Forsythia suspensa?

What color flowers do primroses bloom?

Primrose blossoms golden yellow flowers, which are solitary on the branches born last year, blooming before the leaves and with fragrance. Together with plum blossoms, daffodils and camellias, they are called "four friends in the snow". They are one of the common flowers in China.

Can primrose be propagated by cuttings?

Primrose is mainly cut, and it can also be propagated by pressing and dividing plants. Cutting: spring, summer and autumn can be carried out, cut semi-lignified branches 12-15 cm long, inserted into the sand, keep moist, about 15 days to take root. Striping: the longer branches are shallowly buried in the sandy soil without scratching, take root after 40-50 days, and separate and transplant from the mother plant in the following spring. Ramet: it can be carried out when the buds sprout in spring. When transplanting in spring, part of the aboveground branches should be amputated, and the lodging soil should be brought. It can also be dried, that is, after cutting in the whole seedbed, it can be filled with water. Cutting can be carried out from mid-October to mid-November or in spring. After rooting, it can be planted separately, and it can also be propagated by ramet or striping.

Third, what is the difference between primrose and forsythia?

1) the old branches of Yingchun are grayish brown, the branchlets are quadrangular, slender, arched and green. All the leaves are Ternate and grow symmetrically. The leaves are small, ovate-elliptic, entire, and the apex is narrow and pointed. Flowers solitary, yellow, saucer-shaped, placed in the axils of first-year branches. The forsythia branch is round, the branchlet is light brown, the stem is hollow, often drooping, the leaf is large, shaped to long oval, the upper part is neatly serrated, and the lower part is entire. Simple leaves or 3 leaves opposite, in which the parietal leaves are larger and the bilateral leaves are smaller. The flowers are golden yellow and the petals are wide.

2) the branchlets of Yingchun are green, while the twigs of Forsythia suspensa are darker, generally light brown.

3) the flower of primrose has 6 petals each, while Forsythia suspensa has only 4.

4) Primrose seldom bears fruit, while forsythia flower bears fruit.