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 – 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 […]
