Plant of the Month – October
California Fuchsia Epilobium canum/Zauschneria californica Plant Form: Semi-evergreen perennial Water Use: Low Mature Size: 2 ft. tall & wide Exposure: Full sun, part shade Bloom Time: Summer, Fall (June – Oct) Native to: California, Arizona, and Baja California (below 10,000 feet) Hardiness: Cold Hardy to 10°F California Fuchsia is an easy-to-grow, herbaceous, perennial subshrub with tubular orange-red flowers that are an important nectar source for hummingbirds during migration (the plant is dependent on hummingbirds for pollination). Also known as […]
Plant of the Month – May
Goodding Verbena, Southwestern Mock Vervain Glandularia gooddingii Plant Form: Perennial herb Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-1.5 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Winter (Feb), Spring (Mar-May), Summer (June) Native to: California, SW U.S., Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to 0°F Goodding Verbena is a sensation with pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds, and also with human garden admirers. This southwest native is a strong nectar producer which may bloom most of the year if […]
Plant of the Month
Toyon, Christmas Berry Heteromeles arbutifolia Plant Form: Evergreen shrub/tree Water Use: Low Mature Size: 8-15 (to 25) ft. tall x 8-10 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (June – Aug) Native to: So. California Hardiness: Cold hardy to 0°F Toyon, also called Christmas Berry and California Holly, is a very giving evergreen shrub or small tree from California’s chaparral communities. The city of Hollywood was named after this plant. This very adaptable, dense shrub is valued […]
