European Gardening: FAVOURITE PLANT THIS WEEK, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
ferrymead thanks for the vote of confidence! I took a look at the flowers and i can see some fuzz on them, but the camera is very good at picking up fine detail. Sometimes that's not the best thing if it's a close-up of skin!

I love the deep purple of your penstemon, it flowers well too. Gentians can be difficult, I think they prefer cool climates. I tried G sino-ornata, it grew for a couple of years then disappeared. I have 2 young plants now of G cruciata I grew from seed, just going dormant so I am hopeful this one will survive.

rannveig your climate must suit primulas, P waltonii is gorgeous. I love them too, some of the dwarf older types do OK but many just disappear.

My Sour Grapes full stem