What is Oxlip?

Oxlip, also known as its scientific name , was Elatior , is a flowering plant originating from parts of Scandinavia, Great Britain and Russia. It is recognizable by its light yellow, decreasing floral clusters, held by thin stems that protrude up from bright green leaves. Since its features are very similar to Cowslip features, amateur plant enthusiasts are sometimes incorrectly identified.

Oxlip is located in several regions of Europe. It is quite common in southern Sweden and part of Denmark. To a lesser extent, the plant appears in northern Russia and the UK. Wild oxlip thrives in wet, forest soil with full or partial sunlight. The plant is also sometimes grown for decorative purposes and appears in private and public gardens throughout Europe.

The oxlip plants are light yellow. Each cup -shaped flower has approximately 0.5 to 1 inch (1.27 to 2.54 centimeters) to the width and consists of five cutting petals. TYto flowers usually occur in clusters suspended downwards two, three or more. Clusters are held by thin stems that range from 4 to 12 inches (about 10.16 to 30.48 centimeters) in height. Oxlips usually bloom between late spring and early summer.

In addition to its flowers, Oxlip can be identified by low bundles of bright green leaves. These leaves have an roughly oval shape, with irregular, serrated edges and slightly tapering ends. They usually range from 2 to 6 inches (about 5.08 to 15.24 centimeters) to length and 0.75 to 2 inches (about 1.91 to 5.08 centimeters) in width. The leaf surfaces have a clearly wrinkled appearance. They tend to grow to the ground and do not find the stem of the plant.

Both flowers and oxlip leaves have a significant similarity to the leaves Primil Veris or Cowslip. Both plants often occur in the same areas of Europe and some scientists from the 19th century even theorThey were that Oxlip was a naturally occurring Cowslip hybrid and other flowering plant, Primrose. While Oxlip and Cowslip are still commonly confused by amateur plant enthusiasts, cowslip flowers tend to be smaller and brighter than its close relatives and also have a distinctive red dot in their centers.