Plant of the Month – November
Spanish Dagger Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ Plant Form: Succulent shrub Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 2-4 (-8) ft. tall x 2-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (July – Aug), Fall (Sept – Oct) Native to: Southeast U.S. Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Spanish Dagger is a beautifully symmetrical shrub native to coastal plains, dunes, and sandy woods from North Carolina to Florida. Sword-shaped, spine-tipped leaves radiate from its center. The variegated form has blue-green leaves […]
Plant of the Month – April
Daylily Hemerocallis varieties Plant Form: Perennial herb Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 1-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part shade Bloom Time: Spring (March – May), Summer (June – August) Native to: Asia Hardiness: Cold hardy to – 20°F Daylilies are one of the most adaptable flowering plants in the world, with over 80,000 varieties, and more being developed every year. Sometimes discounted because they are so common world-wide, they have good reason to be […]
Plant of the Month – November
El Toro Muhly GrassMuhlenbergia emersleyi ‘El Toro’ Plant Form: Ornamental Grass Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-3 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Time: Summer (July – Aug), Fall (Sept – Nov Native to: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F El Toro Muhly Grass offers up masses of airy, rosy-purple flower spikes in summer to mid-fall, which dry to a tan color in winter. Plant on the east or west side of your yard to collaborate […]
Plant of the Month – June
Rose Sage Salvia pachyphylla Plant Form: Evergreen Shrub Water Use: Low Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade Bloom Time: Late Spring – Summer (June – September) Native to: Southern California (5,000 – 10,000 feet elevation) Hardiness: Cold hardy to 0°F Rose Sage may be one of the most beautiful and fragrant sages in California. Bluish-purple flowers emerge from giant rose-purple bracts (flower-like leaves) on stems rising up to a foot above the […]