Primula japonica Southwest Garden Plants the delicate pink buds emerge

the delicate pink buds emerge

Gentiana catesbyi prefers moist conditions where competition is minimal

this deciduous fern is extremely easy to grow in a wide range of conditions from part sun to shade and from slightly moist to slightly dry

'Silver Streak' is a collector's hosta that makes a nice miniature mound of uniquely twisted leaves with white centers and a medium green edge

which we named Trillium 'Shotgun Wedding' (it's a southern thang)

Primula japonica Southwest Garden Plants the delicate pink buds emergeI assumed for years that these would not thrive in our heat and humidity after seeing them in full glory in the upper Midwest I was wrong. This Japanese native thrives in bogs and damp areas forgot, we have to call them wetlands now. We have grown Primula japonica for over a decade along the edge of our woodland stream among pitcher plants, where they reseed politely, forming a slowly increasing colony. Starting in late May and continuing through