Primula japonica Iris smoky-pink flower heads

smoky-pink flower heads

This is renowned as one of the best of the green/yellow flowered hellebore species

heavily textured

Carex 'Marginata'

leathery leaves give a very tropical appearance

Primula japonica Iris smoky-pink flower headsI 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