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 – September
Turpentine Bush Ericameria laricifolia Plant Form: Evergreen shrub Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 2-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (August), Fall (Sept-Nov) Native to: Southeast California to Texas, northwest Mexico (between 3,000 – 7,000 feet) Hardiness: Cold Hardy to 0°F Turpentine Bush is a dense evergreen shrub with bright green, needle-like leaves that smell like turpentine when crushed. Golden yellow flower clusters from late summer to fall turn this […]
Plant of the Month – September
Yellow Bells, Esperanza Tecoma stans ‘Gold Star’ Plant Form: Semi-deciduous shrub Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 4 – 6 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Spring – Fall (Apr-Nov) Native to: Florida, Texas, W. Indies, Mexico, Central & South America Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15-20°F Yellow Bells, or Esperanza, impresses everyone with its large clusters of golden yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers, bending the branch tips into arches with their weight. The profuse, 1 to 2-inch-long blossoms […]
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 – January
Copper Canyon Daisy, Mexican Marigold Tagetes lemmonii Plant Form: Herbaceous evergreen perennial Water Use: Low Mature Size: 3-5 ft. tall x 4-6 ft. wide Exposure: Full Sun or part shade Bloom Time: Year-round; Heaviest bloom Fall – Winter (Sept – Jan) Native to: Southern Arizona, northern Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to 5°F (roots); 20°F (foliage) Copper Canyon Daisy is highly aromatic, releasing a strong fragrance when its foliage is rubbed or brushed against, which is likely the reason […]
