Geum “Blazing Sunset” Avens Geum “Blazing Sunset” Type: Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This easy-to-care-for perennial features brilliant vermillion half-globe blooms that rise above the foliage in late spring/ early summer.Continue reading
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Rose Campion
Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular / Drought Tolerant Once Established The fuzzy, light greenish-silver foliage (about the same shade as Lamb’s Ears) of this old-fashioned perennial formsContinue reading
Yarrow
Alchillea “Moonshine” (Paired with Nepeta or Catmint) Yarrow Achillea “Moonshine” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Here’s an excellent choice for an easy care summer-blooming perennial. Aromatic, ferny, grey/green foliage formsContinue reading
Calla Lily, Arum Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica Zantedeschia aethiopica and Kniphofia Calla Lily, Arum Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica Type: Perennials from Rhizomes Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular This handsome native of South Africa forms a clump of shiny, richContinue reading
White Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis “Alba” White Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis “Alba” Type: Perennial Exposure: Part / Light Shade Water: Regular This old favorite perennial features light green, ferny foliage that forms a clump 30 in (75cm) highContinue reading
Molly the Witch Peony
Molly the Witch Peony Paeonia mlokosewitschii Type: Shrubby Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular The name “Molly the Witch” is a light-hearted take on the virtually unpronounceable botanical name “mlokosewitschii.” Growing to 2Continue reading
Elephant’s Ears
Bergenia “Bressingham White” Elephant’s Ears Bergenia “Bressingham White” Type: Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Bergenia’s glossy, oval, deep green leaves become tinged with reddish purple during the winter, and for thisContinue reading
Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles Flowering Quince Chaenomeles Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular There are a wide variety of flowering quince available; they can range in height and spread from 3ft (0.9m) to 10ft (3m), withContinue reading
Mediterranean Spurge
Euphorbia characias wulfenii Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias wulfenii Type: Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This perennial has narrow, leathery, blue-green leaves that cover the stems the year round. In late winter to earlyContinue reading
Pheasant Tail Grass
Anamanthele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacae) Pheasant Tail Grass Anamanthele lessoniana (formerly Stipa arundinacae) Type: Evergreen Ornamental Grass Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This fast growing, evergreen grass quickly forms aContinue reading