Hybrid Primula??

16th April 2023 - Nancy O spotted an unusual plant flowering along Chalky Road. It seemed to have characteristics of both Oxlip and Primrose, but didn't seem wholly right for either. After some deliberation, it is believed to be a Hybrid Primula, resulting from a cross between a garden primula variety and the wild Primrose.

There is an interesting article describing the features and differences of Oxlip, Cowslip and Primrose, as well as some hybrids, by Susan Rushton - link here.
- Open flowers - Primrose. Narrower bell flowers - Oxlip and Cowslip. 
- Pale yellow flowers - Primrose or Oxlip. Dark yellow flowers - Cowslip
- Single flower per stem - Primrose. Clusters of drooping flowers per stem - Oxlip or Cowslip

Not an Oxlip or Cowslip as the flowers are open, not bell-shaped ...

and not a Primose as the flowers are held in clusters, not singly