Primrose Day

April 19 is Primrose Day in the UK. This day marks the anniversary of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli’s death in 1881. This occasion is commemorated by placing primrose flowers, Disraeli’s favorite, on Parliament Square in London.

The perrenial primrose is one of spring’s first flowers and a common addition to English gardens. It gets it’s name from the Roman “primula,” meaning “first little one.”

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