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 – 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 – 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 […]
