Primula are herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials, forming a basal rosette of simple leaves, with salver-shaped or bell-shaped flowers which may be solitary or carried in an umbel or in whorls on an erect stem
Primroses are rosette-forming herbaceous perennials, sometimes grown as annuals, with clusters of solitary flowers arising from the rosette in late winter or early spring
'Wanda' is a compact, semi-evergreen perennial to 12cm, with oval, purple-tinted leaves in compact rosettes. Flowers 3.5cm in width, deep reddish-purple, in loose clusters, open over a long period in spring