Buddleja globosa Orange Butterfly Bush Buddleja globosa Type: Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular Buddlejas (pronounced BUD-lee-ahs) are a group of upright growing, vase-shaped shrubs, known for their abilityContinue reading
Carpet Bugle
Ajuga reptans “Purpurea” (or “Atropurpurea”) Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans “purpurea” (also Ajuga reptans “Atropurpurea”) Type: Perennial Groundcover Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular A versatile and vigorous plant that spreads by sending out runners, thisContinue reading
Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata “Shirobana” Chocolate Vine Akebia Quinata Type: Semi- Evergreen Vine Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular First, a word of caution. This vine, although not on any invasive species lists around here, isContinue reading
Vanhoutte’s Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea
Spirea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte’s Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea Spirea x vanhouttei Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular There are essentially two different types of garden spirea. Earlier, we looked atContinue reading
Sweetshrub, Spice Bush
Calycanthus x raulstonii “Hartlage Wine” Sweetshrub, Spice Bush Calycanthus x raulstonii “Hartlage Wine” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This vigorous shrub, that is a relative of Carolina Allspice, grows toContinue reading
Variegated Weigela
Weigela florida “Variegata” Weigela “Florida” Variegated WeigelaWeigela florida “Variegata”Type: Deciduous ShrubExposure: Sun / Part ShadeWater: Regular Here’s a variegated variety of an old gardener’s favorite. This weigela grows 4-6ft (1.2-1.8m) tall and wide, producing anContinue reading
False Solomon’s Seal
False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa (Also Maianthemum racemosum) Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular This handsome shade-loving perennial forms clumps of lily-like foliage that closely resembles that of Solomon’s Seal. The stalksContinue reading
Goldenchain Tree
Laburnum Anagyroides Goldenchain Tree Laburnum Anagyroides Type: Deciduous Tree Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular Most laburnums are trained to be upright-growing trees, but they can be left as a large shrub by allowingContinue reading
Camas
Camassia quamash Camas Camassia quamash Type: Native Perennial from Bulb Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Moist This long-lived bulb used to be a food crop for native peoples here in the PacificContinue reading
Sicilian Chamomile
Anthemis punctata cupaniana Sicilian Chamomile Anthemis punctata cupaniana Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant This low-growing evergreen ground cover quickly forms a mat of finely cut, aromatic, silvery green foliage, thatContinue reading