Pachyphragma macrophyllum Spring ephemerals although we shear it back

although we shear it back just prior to flowering

(aka: Aspidistra 'Asahi Improved') If you thought a snow cap was only good when shoveling sidewalks in winter

I forgot the courts ruled that those weren't legal

we saw Cyclamen purpurascens growing on alkaline soils throughout much of the Balkans

5" wide mauvy blue flowers

Pachyphragma macrophyllum Spring ephemerals although we shear it backPachyphragma macrophyllum is one of those delightful gems for the woodland garden that few people know probably due to its origin in Iran and Turkey. Its better known cousins in the Brassicaceae family include dentaria, cardamine, and of course, collards. The corrugated rounded green leaves begin to rise from an evergreen rosette in late winter as the plant expands to 18" tall x 2' wide, topped, starting for us in late March and continuing for a