Parrya

Parrya - A small group of dwarf perennial herbs from high mountain or arctic regions, with thick root-stocks, narrow leaves, and showy flowers in white, rose, or purple, and rather like a dwarf Hesperis in effect. They are easily grown in the rock garden in ordinary soil, and increase by division. Very few kinds are in cultivation, though several are well worth growing, such as P. integerrima, with pretty purple flowers in April and May; P. nudicaulis, a charming plant with large lilac flowers in early summer; and P. Menziesii, from N.W. America, with soft rosy or deep purple flowers in spikes of 6 inches.