Galphimia glauca Asarum from our 1997 expedition to

from our 1997 expedition to the volcanic Ulleung Island off the Korean coast

Carex buchananii is quite easy to grow in rather dry sites

Good soil moisture is critical

and much larger seed

Galphimia glauca Asarum from our 1997 expedition toNative to the dry mountainside forests of southern Mexico, and south to Guatemala, Galphimia glauca is surprisingly winter hardy for us here in Zone 7b 8a. For us, it makes an amazing fall flowering perennial, that's virtually unknown in most gardening circles. Our four year old specimen, which dies to the ground each winter, returns in spring to reach 6' tall x 9' wide by fall. In warmer winter climates, it remains evergreen. Starting for us in late