Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga The arching clumps

The arching clumps

Thanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer-resistant hardy lantana he grows in his garden two hours west (colder) of PDN

You'll find Zephyranthes 'Krakatau' quite worthy of its explosive namesake

much closer to the ground in the Taiwan material than the mainland Chinese plants we've grown

Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga The arching clumpsAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host