Welcome to the official website of the
Juneau Chapter, American Primrose Society.
The word primrose conjures in our minds images, fragrances, and memories that are laced with the wild and exotic as well as the pastoral and simple. Primroses grace our images of the idyllic spring. We see the lovely cowslip in the English countryside, the whorl upon whorl of brightly hued candelabra primroses growing pond side in wild abandon, and the jewel-like mounds of Alps dwelling auricula. The velvet pendant bells of Himalayan primroses throw their heady fragrances to none but the alpine winds. Who could not want a bit of the primrose legend, mystique, and wild heart in their gardens? Despite their wild origins, primroses, technically known as the genus primula, are right at home in the cooler gardens of Alaska. They behave beautifully, are surprisingly tenacious, and charm all with their distinctive fragrances, variety of forms, and spectrum of colors. [Alaska Primrose Primer]
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