Primula elatior, the oxlip[1] (or true oxlip), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to nutrient-poor and calcium-rich damp woods and meadows throughout Europe, with northern borders in Denmark and southern parts of Sweden, eastwards to the Altai Mountains and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia, and westwards in the British Isles.

[3] It may be confused with the closely related cowslip (Primula veris), which has a similar general appearance, although P. veris has smaller, bell-shaped, bright yellow flowers (and red dots inside the flower), and a corolla tube without folds.

It prefers a sheltered position in full sun with moist soil.

It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[2] The oxlip was voted the County flower of Suffolk in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.