The inside-out flower is aptly named, as the flowers do look like they’be been turned inside out. This is a lovely native ground cover that I added to the Douglas fir bed about ten years ago. I don’t remember where the plant came from originally.

The foliage is airy and graceful and the flowers come up in May on tall spikes and add more air charm. The plant is not ephemeral for me, in that it doesn’t disappear in the dry summer–the foilage stays put almost year-round.

My future plans for this plant are to grab divisions from around its edges in the spring so I have Vancouveria to share with friends and neighbors.