Cardamine douglassii Southern Lady Buddleia Along the scape are dozens

Along the scape are dozens of small pansy-like flowers of bright yellow

we understand why magically elegant upside-down fern is probably the most sought-after fern by gardeners worldwide

iridiflora

Cornelius of California

stringy-petaled flowers appear just under the leaf in spring

Cardamine douglassii Southern Lady Buddleia Along the scape are dozensCardamine douglassii has become one of our new favorite native spring ephemeral plants. Cardamine douglassii emerges in early November for us and remains as flat rosettes of glaucous leaves until mid February, when it expands into a 1' tall x 18" wide clump of foliage, adorned with flower spikes of mauvy pink a true showpiece in the winter woodland garden at the same time as hellebores. For us, Cardamine douglassii is completely dormant by late April.