Ordered from a catalog at least a dozen years ago, I was very surprised that this plant took to the Douglas fir bed so well and has not only grown but has spread a bit! I planted it really deep and I have fertilized it with organic bulb food every so often. It doesn’t ask for much and the flowers are showy and quite interesting.

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For 2020, I’ll tuck a fertilizer spike or two near this plant and then just work to avoid it as I transform its bed with native plants.