Nicotiana sylvestris Flowering Tobacco Nicotiana sylvestris Type: Tender Perennials (usually grown as annuals) Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Although a perennial, this one’s only winter hardy to [USDA] zone 10-11. Around hereContinue reading
Tag: Fragrant
Bugbane
Actaea simplex “Brunette” Bugbane Actaea simplex “Brunette” Type: Perennial Exposure : Full / Part Shade Water: Regular to Ample I think when I bought this, it was called “cimicafuga,” but it’s now classified asContinue reading
Garlic Chives
Allium tuberosum Garlic Chives (also Chinese Chives) Allium tuberosum Type: Perennials from Bulb Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Light Here’s one of those plants that lead a double life. On the oneContinue reading
Angel’s Trumpet
Brugmansia Angel’s Trumpet Brugmansia Type: Annual Exposure: Sun or Light Shade Water: Regular In warmer climates, such as their native South America, these plants are evergreen or semi-evergreen large shrubs. Here in the Pacific Northwest,Continue 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
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
Golden Garland Adam’s Needle
Yucca filamentosa “Golden Garland” Golden Garland Adam’s Needle* Yucca filamentosa “Golden Garland” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Light The evergreen foliage of this spiky perennial forms an eye catching clump 3ft (0.9)mContinue reading
Winter Iris
Iris unguicularis Winter Iris, Algerian Iris Iris unguicularis Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Light This perennial forms a nest of narrow, dark green leathery leaves that can grow to 2ft (60cm) long.Continue reading