Cool Plants

Primula

Primroses provide you with early spring blooms in almost every color of the rainbow. They prefer cool temperatures, a rich humus soil (lots of compost and leaf mold) and partial shade. They appreciate full sun in the spring, but must have semi shade as the temperatures warm. They are quite tolerant of being transplanted, even when they are in bloom.

Primroses may be grown indoors if you are able to provide them with cool night temperatures of 50-60 degrees F., high humidity, filtered sun and moist soil. Daytime temperatures must remain below 80 degrees. When they have finished blooming in the house it is best to plant them directly into the garden, or summer them outdoors in their pots and moved back to the house at the end of the season.

Helleborus niger

Helleborus niger, or the Christmas Rose is one of the easier and most rewarding garden plants to grow, Their ability to bloom in the darkest months of the year when everything else is frozen solid make them a valuable asset to any garden.The Christmas Rose produces flowers from late fall up until early spring. These evergreen perennials grow 12 to 15 inches tall and have shiny, dark green leathery leaves. Each flower stalk bears a single 2 to 4 inch white bloom (sometimes tinged with pink). Although these plants from southern Europe and Asia are durable and easy to grow, a few steps must be taken to ensure that these plants will flourish.

Helleborus ballerina

Ballerina is a wonderful new double flowered hybrid. This plant may be from almost black to pure white with every possible hellebore color in between – some spotted, some picoteed, some splashed forms and some in pure rich shades. They make a great flower border They're also shade and deer resistant!

The Daffodil 'Salome', 'Narcissi large-cupped', a fall planted bulb, has ivory-white petals that form a flat circle - that's the perfect backdrop for the trumpet-shaped cup, which changes from lovely yellow-apricot to salmon as the flower matures. The very edge of the cup is bordered in gold. No wonder this award winner is a favorite for showing! The blossoms last up to 4 weeks and appear in mid spring. They are great for mass plantings, containers, and borders. These plants are deer, rabbit, and squirrel resistant.

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n Gold'

A tremendous variety of growth types and foliage colors makes this species appealing for Pacific Northwest landscapes. Even though most cultivars will become a clinging vine if allowed to grow upwards on a support, they are most often grown as shrubs or groundcovers. Tolerant of most soil conditions except overly moist, they grow in sun or shade and can be sheared or left to grow naturally. Mature plants produce clusters of orange fruit inside a pink seed coat in late fall, sometimes lasting into winter.

Soldanella montana

Soldanella montana is a lovely little plant, which has pretty mauve nodding bells with fringed edges, on stiffly upright stems. The foliage is evergreen, and reniform. As it is an alpine plant, and therefore likes full sun and sharp drainage, I have this in a pot, as my soil is not very well drained, and such a small plant would soon get swamped by other more robust plants. I bought this plant last year, when it was very small, and it has probably tripled in size over the last twelve months.

Cistus hybridus

Cistus hybridus, or White Rockrose is native to the Mediterranean, and hardy to 15 degrees. This evergreen shrub performs best in full sun and will excel dry locations. It is a rather fast growing shrub, reaching 2-5 feet tall and nearly as wide. Its slender crinkled leaves grow to 2 inches long and are fragrant on warm days. The papery white flowers are 1.5 inches wide and have yellow centers.The White Rockrose can be used as a low screen or as a background in a rock-garden. To help maintain its habit occasional tip pruning or light shearing will help keep this evergreen shrub dense.

Bellis perennis

English Daisies have long been popular for spring bedding, particularly in mild winter regions. Plants are biennial, usually lasting through one season, but self-seeding to provide future generations. This strain features loads of cute little button-like flowers, the tiny petals making perfect little domes in shades of red, pink or white. Removing faded flowers regularly will keep plants blooming well into the summer. Often used to underplant tulips in large public landscapes, these are excellent anywhere in the garden, as well as in containers or tubs.

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English Daisies