Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis Type: Deciduous Vine Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This deciduous climber blooms in mid to late spring, just before the leaves emerge. Blooms hang from theContinue reading
Tag: Fragrant
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
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
Spring Star Flower
Ipheion uniflorum Spring Star Flower Ipheion uniflorum Type: Perennial from bulb Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This onion relative is a great choice for “naturalizing,” which means to introduce a plant into anContinue reading
Zen Magnolia
Zen Magnolia Magnolia Zenii Type: Deciduous Tree Exposure: Sun /Part Shade Water: Regular With flowers blooming as early as late February or early March, this is the earliest blooming of all the Magnolias. The bareContinue reading
Laurustinus
Viburnum Tinus Laurustinus Viburnum Tinus Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Dense evergreen foliage and a branching habit that extends right to the ground makes this viburnum a popular choice forContinue reading
Snow Lady Rhododendron
Rhododendron “Snow Lady” Snow Lady Rhododendron Rhododendron “Snow Lady” Type: Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular The second rhododendron in our calendar this year is this eye-catching early bloomer. It’s a small rhodo,Continue reading
Indian Plum
Oemleria cerasiformis Indian Plum Oemleria cerasiformis Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular This plant, a familiar native of the Pacific Northwest, commonly forms part of the understory of Douglas fir, alder, and westernContinue reading
Winter Hazel
Corylopsis pauciflora Winter Hazel Corylopsis pauciflora Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Not to be confused with “Witch Hazel” (Hamamelis). The fragrant dainty yellow flowers of Winter Hazel appear in shortContinue reading
Sweetbox
Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis Sweetbox Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Water: Regular Today’s plant is a lower, spreading variety of sarcoccoca, reaching only 12-18in (30-45cm) high, but spreadingContinue reading