primroses
Early pale blooms
Primroses are flowering plants that bloom in early spring, bearing clusters of pale yellow or other soft-colored flowers.
The word evokes innocence and fresh beginnings.
The primrose path is a pleasant route that leads to ruin—easy choices with bad consequences: He followed the primrose path of easy credit into bankruptcy.
Colored bloom segments
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- gardenCultivated plant area
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- springRecoiling metal spiral
perennial · polyanthus · cowslip · primula · bedding · woodland · hedgerow · bouquet
Hue between green and orange
Freedom from wrongdoing
- youthState of being immature
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- renewalMaking current again
Victorian · nostalgia · first love · modesty · childhood · femininity · remembrance · literary
petals
Colored bloom segments
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- gardenCultivated plant area
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
spring · perennial · polyanthus · cowslip · primula · bedding · woodland · hedgerow · bouquet · posy
yellow
Hue between green and orange
lemon · cream · soft · muted · mellow · delicate · sunny · ivory
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
renewal · Victorian · nostalgia · first love · modesty · childhood · femininity · remembrance · literary · Shakespeare
- forestswoods, pine trees, deciduous forest, maple trees, coniferous forest
- flowering plantsrose bush, daisies, tulips, tulip, daisy
- cottage garden plantslavender, hollyhocks, foxglove, delphiniums, sweet peas
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- forest floorfallen leaves, leaf litter, dead leaves, rotting wood, rotting logs
- garden plantsazalea, ferns, daffodil, marigolds, hostas
primroseschrysanthemums
Ornamental fall-blooming flowers
asters · dahlias · winter jasmine · hellebores · goldenrod
primrosessucculents
Moisture-retaining flora
cacti · thistles · evergreens · sedums · agaves
primrosespoppies
Flowering plants, often red
lilies · cypress · marigolds · black roses · dead leaves
- primrose pathAlluring course toward disaster
- evening primroseNight-blooming yellow wildflower