Primula japonica Southwest Garden Plants not the maid) makes a

not the maid) makes a nice 2' tall clump to 8' in width and is smothered with 1" blue flowers starting in October (NC)

Gentiana catesbyi prefers moist conditions where competition is minimal

so it emerges in fall and goes dormant in spring

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

Primula japonica Southwest Garden Plants not the maid) makes aI 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