Alpines in my garden mid-May

St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

Here is a splattering of what's in bloom in Newfoundland now. This is Pulsatilla halleri.

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

Primula glaucescens

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

Primula marginata

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

Not in the rock garden but could be used there. This is Primula veris.

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

and Primula elatior

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

One of my troughs featuring Saxifraga 'Marianna' and 'Mona Lisa'

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St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

and Saxifraga 'Myra Cambria' growing in a chunk of tufa.

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Sebastopol, CA(Zone 9a)

Thanks for sharing these great pictures, Todd. Myra Cambria is an absolute beauty queen!

somewhere, PA

Looks like spring is in full swing in Newfoundland! I just love the pic's.
And I am determined to figure out how to keep those silver sax's alive long
enough to bloom. Just gorgeous.

Keene, NH(Zone 5a)

what great pictures- I love Myra Cambria- --all the moss on the tuffa looks so pretty too- is it ok for the saxifrages??- I've been struggling to weed out moss and it"s hard to do! I've considered getting tweezers--should I just let moss co-exist with some of my cushion rockgarden plants? I'm afraid they'll get taken over... thoughts on moss???...

St. John's, NL(Zone 5b)

I pluch the moss periodically...it grows like gang-busters on tufa but is not a problem anywhere else. The Saxifrage seems to be able to hold its own for the most part.

North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a)

You have some outstanding plants - I love the primulas and the pulsatilla especially.

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