Ipomoea lobata Firecracker Vine, Spanish Flag Ipomoea lobata Type: Annual Climber Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This vigorous climber is a great choice if you’re looking to add some vertical interest and hot color toContinue reading
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Mullein
Verbascum bombyciferum Mullein Verbascum bombyciferum Type: Biennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular You may recall that biennials are plants that complete their growing cycle in 2 years (foxgloves are biennials.) In its first year, mulleinContinue reading
Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutifolia “Karl Foerster” * Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis x acutifolia “Karl Foerster” Type: Perennial Ornamental Grass Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular In early spring, this easy-to-care-for grass starts producing bright green,Continue reading
Lamb’s Ears
Stachys byzantina Lamb’s Ears Stachys Byzantina Type: Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Once Established This popular perennial will spread by rooting stems to form a lowContinue reading
Shrubby Milkwort
Polygata chamaebuxus var. grandiflora “Kamniski” Shrubby Milkwort Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora “Kamniski” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Yet another entry in the “why-would-you-name-it-that” category… This tiny shrub from the mountainsContinue reading
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens “Snow Cone” Candytuft “Snow Cone” Iberis sempervirens “Snow Cone” Type: Evergreen Perennial Groundcover Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Candytuft is a hardy, easy-to-care-for plant, forming a mound of glossy, dark green foliage. ItContinue reading
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguinum Flowering Currant Ribes sanguinum Type: Native Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Light (Drought Tolerant once established) For those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest or the BC SouthContinue reading
Mountain Pepper
Drimys lanceolata Mountain Pepper Drimys lanceolata Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun Water: Regular The smallish dark green leaves on this evergreen shrub contrast handsomely with its purplish-red stems. Small, slightly fragrant white / chartreuseContinue reading
Evergold Sedge
Carex oshimensis “Evergold” Evergold Sedge Carex oshimensis “Evergold” Type: Evergreen Ornamental Grass Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular The evergreen leaves of this graceful grass are glossy green [I love alliteration] with a bold,Continue reading
Nepalese Paper Plant, Paper Daphne
Daphne bholoa Nepalese Paper Plant Daphne bholoa Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular I can’t show you what makes this airy evergreen shrub truly extraordinary, because the internet doesn’t do fragrances [yet].Continue reading