Ericales

This is where you would look to find all the ericaceous shrubs like Rhododendron and the heathers but tucked away you’ll also winkle out their cousins the Primulas.

Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'

Polemonium ‘Lambrook Mauve’

Polemoniaceae

This is the family  that contains the Jacob’s Ladders and the Phlox.

Phlox Compared
Botanical Style Photographs
Phlox maculata 'Delta'
Polemonium Compared
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum 'Bressingham Purple'
Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii

Primulaceae

Here’s the obvious place to find the Primroses, but cuddled up beside them you can also find some less expected relatives, like Cyclamen, Lysimachia and Dodecatheon.

Botanical Style Photographs
Cyclamen hederifolium
Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Stars)
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
Primula Compared
Botanical Style Photographs
Primula poissonii