Plant family
Primroses & cyclamen — Primulaceae
50 species across 4 genera in the Growli library
The primrose family gathers spring’s primulas, polyanthus and cowslips with the winter-flowering cyclamen, the rock-garden androsaces and the loosestrifes (Lysimachia) — mostly low, clump-forming plants for cool conditions.
Browse primroses & cyclamen by genus
All primroses & cyclamen we cover
- Allioni's Primrose
- Alpine Rock Jasmine
- Auricula
- Auricula Primrose
- Broad-Leaved Primrose
- Cowslip
- Cyclamen
- Cyclamen 'Victoria'
- Cylindrical Rock Jasmine
- Downy Rock Jasmine
- Eastern Cyclamen
- Entire-leaved Primrose
- Florist's Cyclamen
- Fringed Loosestrife
- Golden Creeping Jenny
- Gooseneck Loosestrife
- Greek Cyclamen
- Hairy Alpine Primrose
- Hairy Primrose
- Hairy Rock Jasmine
- Hardy Cyclamen
- Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen
- Least Primrose
- Lysimachia nummularia
- Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
- Mathilde's Rock Jasmine
- Miniature Creeping Jenny
- Oxlip
- Pink Rock Jasmine
- Primrose
- Primula × polyantha
- Primula farinosa
- Primula japonica
- Primula malacoides
- Primula Obconica
- Purple Cyclamen
- Pyrenean Rock Jasmine
- Rock Jasmine
- Rosette Rock Jasmine
- Silver-edged Primrose
- Spring Cyclamen
- Spring Cyclamen
- Sticky Primrose
- Swiss Rock Jasmine
- Trailing Rock Jasmine
- Tufted Loosestrife
- Vandell's Rock Jasmine
- Woolly Rock Jasmine
- Yellow Loosestrife
- Yellow Pimpernel
Primroses & cyclamen — frequently asked questions
Are primroses & cyclamen toxic to cats and dogs?
Most primroses & cyclamen are not pet-safe. Of the 50 primroses & cyclamen in the Growli library, 43 (86%) carry a toxic or mildly-toxic ASPCA classification and 7 are pet-safe. They are not uniformly safe, so always confirm the exact species on its pet-safety page before trusting it around cats or dogs.
How much light do primroses & cyclamen need?
Most primroses & cyclamen want bright, indirect light — 20 of the 50 in our library do best there. If yours stretches toward the window or loses its variegation it needs more light; scorched or bleached leaves mean it is getting too much.
Are primroses & cyclamen easy to care for?
Primroses & cyclamen are moderate to grow: the one real requirement is a genuinely bright spot out of harsh midday sun. Get the light right and most of the rest of their care follows.
What is the Primulaceae family?
The Primulaceae family — the primroses & cyclamen — groups 50 species across 4 genera in the Growli library, most prominently Primula, Androsace, Cyclamen. Members share a broadly similar light, water and soil pattern, which is why it pays to learn the family before the individual plant.