Athyrium “Ghost” Ghost Fern Athyrium “Ghost” Type: Deciduous Fern Exposure: Part / Full Shade Water: Regular It’s Spring! Hooray! This slender, graceful fern is a cross between a lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) and Japanese paintedContinue reading
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Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustrus Marsh Marigold Caltha palustrus Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Heavy, Requires Constant Moisture This perennial is native to marshy areas, but can also grow underwater, with as much as 8inContinue reading
Creeping Rosemary
Rosemarinus officinalis prostratus Creeping Rosemary Rosemarinus officinalis prostratus Type: Evergreen Shrub, Herb Exposure: Full Sun Water: Light to Drought Tolerant Happy St Patrick’s Day! This is a lower, spreading variety of the well known culinaryContinue reading
Pink Fawn Lily
Erythronium revolutum Pink Fawn Lily Erythronium revolutum Type: Perennial from Bulbs Exposure: Light Shade Water: Regular This handsome perennial is a native woodland plant that can be found in the coastal regions of British Columbia,Continue reading
Magic Carpet Spirea
Spirea japonica “Magic Carpet” Magic Carpet Spirea Spirea japonica “Magic Carpet” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular This small shrub from Japan and China has sharply toothed, oval leaves, whichContinue reading
Lemon Fizz Lavender Cotton
Santolina virens “Lemon Fizz” “Lemon Fizz” Lavender Cotton Santolina virens “Lemon Fizz” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular to Light This is a Mediterranean native that is grown primarily for itsContinue reading
Sweet Olive, Delavay’s Osmanthus
Osmanthus delavayi False Holly, Holly Olive Osmanthus delavayi Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular “Osmanthus” is a Greek word meaning “fragrant flower,” and it absolutely lives up to its name. TheseContinue reading
Royal Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata “Royal Star” Royal Star Magnolia Magnolia stellata “Royal Star” Type: Deciduouds Shrub or Small Tree Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular The Star Magnolia’s name refers to the star-shaped, slightly fragrant flowersContinue reading
Golden Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra “Aureola” Golden Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa macra “Aureola” Type: Perennial, Ornamental Grass Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular This variety is the most widely purchased of all the Japanese forest grass cultivars.Continue reading
Evergreen Witch Hazel, Mosquito Myrtle, Isu Tree
Distylium myricoides Evergreen Witch Hazel, Mosquito Myrtle, Isu Tree Distylium myricoides Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular It would seem that this not-so-common plant has quite the assortment of common names.Continue reading