Common name:Iceland Poppy
Botanical name:Papaver nudicaule
This Iceland Poppy produces leaves that are divided with flowers appearing on stems 1-2' high. These flowers are cup-shaped to 3" across, and come in colors of yellow, orange, salmon, rose, pink and cream.
Common name:Florists' Cyclamen
Botanical name:Cyclamen persicum
Cyclamen persicum is a deciduous shrub that grows 1' tall and 6" to 10" wide with silver to green leaves. It likes shade, low watering, and well drained sandy loam soil with lot of peat or organic matter.
Common name:Snow-In-Summer
Botanical name:Cerastium tomentosum
Masses of snow white flowers highlight this plant during the early summer season.
Common name:Lamb's Ear
Botanical name:Stachys byzantina
This tiny, herbaceous shrub will grow less than 1' tall and has medium-size, grayish/green leaves with blue and lavender flowers that bloom in the spring.
Designer: Sherri Osaka
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
