Bumble Bee PrimroseCharming perennial grows just 6 8 in. tall with flowers that stand out in the shade. The petite flowers have a unique bumble bee color pattern in hues of yellow and black brown. Blooming from spring to early summer, the fragrant flowers attract butterflies. With its compact size and lush foliage, Bumblebee Primrose is ideal for planting in containers or grouped in front borders where the clusters of flowers really catch the eye. Deer tend to pass it

Florists are increasingly using them for bridal bouquets and other special arrangements

or as a group for a mass of spring color

Enjoy their beauty and fragrance indoors in cut flower bouquets

Once established

The vigorous plants flower early

Thanks to a more-tender texture

tall tower above foot-high mounds of burnished bronze-hued foliage spring through midsummer

richly flavored berries not once

Shiro-Kaga is very ornamental with white

and it flowers look great in fresh and dried floral arrangements

Very hardy in Zones 4–9

Tough perennial ground cover provides year-round interest—and grows in sun and shade