Cyclamen coum Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Type: Tuberous Perennials Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular Eastern Sowbread?? Seriously, who names these things? Like yesterday’s Winter Aconite, this plant is small, perennial, tuberous and dormant inContinue reading
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Tree Heath
Erica arborea “Golden Joy” Tree Heath Erica arborea “Golden Joy” Type: Evergreen Shrub, Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant The foliage on this compact tree heath seems almost luminous. Ranging from aContinue reading
Pernettya mucronata
Gaultheria mucronata “Alba” Pernettya mucronataGaultheria mucronata “Alba”Type: Evergreen ShrubExposure: Light ShadeWater: Regular Today’s plant is a relative of the commonly seen woodland native, Salal (Gaultheria shallon). It forms an evergreen shrub with glossy green foliageContinue reading
Donkey Tail Spurge
Euphorbia myrsinites Donkeytail Spurge Euphorbia myrsinites Type: Succulent Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Sun Water: Drought Tolerant An intriguing little plant for this last day of 2022 – This Euphorbia features slightly fleshy, bluish-green spiraling leaves liningContinue reading
Little Heath Pieris
Pieris japonica “Little Heath” Little Heath Pieris Pieris Japonica “Little Heath” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This diminutive shrub features dense whorls of dark green, glossy foliage with striking silvery-whiteContinue reading
Christmas Rose
Helleborus niger “Josef Lempur” Christmas Rose Helleborus niger “Josef Lempur” Type: Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Water: Regular One more Christmas post, then we’re done ’till next year. The Christmas Rose, so namedContinue reading
False Dittany
Ballota pseudodictamnus False Dittany Ballot pseudodictamnus Type: Evergreen Sub-Shrub Exposure: Full Sun Water: Drought Tolerant This sub-shrub features aromatic, pale green, roundish leaves that are covered with a soft white fuzz, and which look particularlyContinue reading
Black Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus “Nigrescens” Black Mondo Grass Ophiopogon planiscapus “Nigrescens” Type: Ornamental Evergreen Grass Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Want a huge impact from a tiny plant? Step right up. With nearly pure blackContinue reading
Prostrate Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens “Prostrata” Kelly’s Prostrate Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens “Prostrata” Type: Dwarf Coniferous Evergreen Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Drought Tolerant Once Established Here’s a more garden-sized (and therefore more manageable) relative of theContinue reading
Variegated False Holly
Osmanthus heterophyllus “Goshiki” Variegated False Holly Osmanthus heterophyllus “Goshiki” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Regular, Drought Tolerant Once Established This colorful, compact shrub will form a dense mound of holly-like foliage 4ftContinue reading