Plant of the Month – February
Blue Chalk Sticks Senecio mandraliscae Plant Form: Succulent groundcover Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-1.5 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (June – August) Native to: South Africa Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Blue Chalk Sticks meets two prized landscape design features: color and texture. Creating a dense, sprawling mat of bluish foliage, its four-inch-long, fleshy curved spikes that angle upward look like they could be from the ocean floor. Prized for its chalky […]
Plant of the Month – April
Mexican Grass Tree Dasylirion longissimum Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very Low Mature Size: 4-6 ft. tall & wide (to 10 feet tall in age) Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Time: Spring (Mar-May), Summer (June-Aug) Native to: Northern Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Mexican Grass Tree is neither a grass nor a tree, but that doesn’t detract from its superb qualities for landscaping. Stiff but arching grass-like foliage seems to flow out of the center of this tidy, sculptural succulent related to […]
