Matt Mattus, Author at Growing With Plants

Asleep for the summer

May 22, 2006

Nerine sariniensis entering summer dormancy This last weekend in May, which is a three-day holiday in America – Memorial Day- marks the start of…

A Plethora of Auricula

May 21, 2006

Primula auricula are spring blooming primroses that are hardly ever seen at garden centers or in mail order catalogs. Over the years, I have…

Sweet Violets vs. Parma Violets: The surprising differences.

May 18, 2006

I Great confustion exists not only amongst us gardeners about what is and what isn’t a scented violet, but also with botanists. Luckly, with…

Acquiring a Primrose Collection

May 15, 2006

Our Friends garden before we started digging primula The Car Full of Primroses We spent the weekend helping a friend, well, actually, it was…

Anemones and Anemonella’s: More Spring Ephemerals

May 12, 2006

Anemonella thalictroides ‘Oscar Schoaf’The wild Wood Anemone, Anemone quinquefolia, which grows in large colonies in the wood behind our our house (and which still…

Bladder pods to Wasabi: Brassicas in Bloom

May 11, 2006

Wasabia japonica Anyone who has had the good fortune to eat at a high-end Japanese restaurant, such as Nobu, knows what a treat fresh…

American Primrose Society National Show

May 8, 2006

Show Auricula’s at the National Primrose Show A fancy striped show auricula, with outstanding coloration There have been no postings for the past four…

May Day Alpine Wall

May 3, 2006

This May is the anniversary of the raised stone alpine wall along the west foundation of the greenhouse. Alpine walls are basically, rock retaining…

Africa’s Rarest Pelargoniums

May 1, 2006

Pelargonium incrassatum The genus Pelargonium is largely South African, with more that 80 percent of the 270 species found on the continent. Without going…

The Busy weekend and To Do Lists.

April 30, 2006

If I was to make a to-do list, for any weekend in May, it would most likely be ten feet long. There just isnt…