[4] The species was first described by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren and was named after Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German physician.

The sepals form a bell-shaped calyx 0.7 centimetres (0.28 in) long, with spreading, lanceolate lobes.

Primula sieboldii is a heterostylous clonal herb and is pollinated by a variety of insects.

[5] Primula sieboldii is an ornamental plant which grows in wet areas and forests in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia.

[1] The species was once common in moist habitats among the volcanic soils of Japan but has declined in recent years and was put on the Japanese national red list in 2000.