Red Wings Shooting Star

None of my order grew. I even bought a plant at a nursery so that I'd know what type of leaf it had so that I wouldn't accidentally pull them as weeds. It was pretty and seeing it blooming made it worth seeing that it was what I'd hoped for. However since non of the roots I ordered grew, I'll think twice about ordering things other than bulbs from this grower. Only four out of five of the hardy glads I ordered came up---so my batting average with this company is not good.

All of my purchases, throughout the years from Van Bourgondien, have arrived in excellent condition, healthy and well-packaged. Be aware this plant is a teeny, tiny root. I am not familiar with this plant and decided to try it for all the reasons in the given description. You will have to plant it in a pot first to establish some growth. Given the size of the root sent, I hope I planted it well and it survives.

The bareroot plants were tiny when they arrived, just over an inch long (half root and half unopened sprout), but they looked sturdy and they started to grow right away. Within a month three of the five plants had buds and bloomed soon after. The plants went dormant after mid-summer. I found out that they are related to Primula, which also often go dormant.