Plant of the Month – April
Margarita Penstemon BOP Penstemon heterophyllus x ‘BOP’ Plant Form: Evergreen sub-shrub Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Spring (Apr-May), Summer (June-July) Native to: Hybrid from California parents Hardiness: Cold hardy to 10°F Margarita Penstemon BOP is a compact perennial with stunning blue flowers tinged with purple. It is noted for its tolerance of a wide range of garden conditions and for living longer than other cultivars of this species. It […]
Plant of the Month – November
Pink Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Plant Form: Ornamental grass Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall & wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (July – Aug), Fall (Sept – Nov) Native to: Texas, Northern Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F Pink Muhly Grass is a traffic-stopper with its masses of airy, pink to purple flower plumes in late summer and fall. Plant on the east or west side of your yard to collaborate with the […]
Plant of the Month – Purple Phlomis
Purple Phlomis Purple Jerusalem Sage Phlomis purpurea Plant Form: Evergreen shrub Water Use: Low Mature Size: 2-4 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, light shade Bloom Time: Spring (Mar-May), Summer (June-Aug) Native to: Spain, Portugal, Morocco Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Purple Phlomis offers a beautiful solution for hot, dry areas of a yard, forming a large mound of wooly leaves with whorls of rose-lavender, hooded flowers skewered in tiers on long spikes of fuzzy stems. Its […]
Plant of the Month – February
Red Valerian Jupiter’s Beard Centranthus ruber Plant Form: Perennial sub-shrub Water Use: Very low, low Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 1-2 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, light shade Bloom Time: Spring (March – May), Summer (June – Aug), Fall (Sept – Nov) Native to: Mediterranean region, North Africa Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F Red Valerian, also known as Jupiter’s Beard, is a moderately fast-growing, erect sub-shrub that is not fussy about its growing conditions. Showy, rose-red flowers appear continuously […]
Plant of the Month – June
Sunray Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’ Plant Form: Perennial Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun Bloom Time: Spring (March – May), Summer (June – August) Native to: North America Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F Sunray Coreopsis is an outstanding variety of North American native prairie plant that blooms all summer with large, golden-yellow flowers held on long stems above its dark green foliage. Tolerant of almost any soil as long as it […]
Plant of the Month-April
Foothill Penstemon, Bunchleaf Penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus Plant Form: Evergreen herbaceous perennial Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-3 ft. tall x 1-2 ft. wide Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Time: Spring (Apr-May), Summer (June-July) Native to: California (below 5,500 feet) Hardiness: Cold hardy to 10°F Foothill Penstemon makes you smile just to look at it. Every one of its abundant blossoms appears to be stretching up to greet you personally. From its yellow flower buds, you would never guess the […]
