Crambe maritima Vietnam hailing from the Kyushu region

hailing from the Kyushu region of southern Japan

the attractive plumes emerge wine-purple

easy-to-grow Siebold's primose

Stout hybrid that still ranks high on my list of favorite garden-worthy daylilies

This cultivar does not like deep shade

Crambe maritima Vietnam hailing from the Kyushu regionWe have long admired the European beach native Crambe maritima, but repeatedly failed when trying to grow it, assuming it to have no tolerance of our summer heat and humidity. We failed, until we stopped being too nice and planted it in almost pure gravel in our full sun crevice garden, where it has thrived. Being a halophytic (loves salty soils) coastal native, deep sandy soils will also provide a proper habitat. Crambe maritima (first cousin to