Cuphea glutinosa Gentiana really BLUE) from early summer

really BLUE) from early summer through early fall

but in the garden

While bog sage is at home in a moist setting

Ruscus 'Wheeler's' is probably the single best plant we grow for dry shade

Cuphea glutinosa Gentiana really BLUE) from early summerCuphea glutinosa is an amazing South American (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia) native, found naturalized in a few counties in east Texas and west Louisiana. It's one of the toughest part sun groundcovers we've ever grown native or otherwise. The low mounding 8" tall x 4' wide (10 years) semi evergreen mats consist of arching, wiry, reddish stems, clothed with tiny, pointed green leaves. A patch of Cuphea glutinosa is covered from late April through