Portulaca grandiflora Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora Type: Succulent Annual Groundcover Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Drought Tolerant This annual succulent is tougher than it looks. It forms a creeping mat of glossy green, pointedContinue reading
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Chilean Potato Vine
Solanum crispum “Glasnevin” Chilean Potato Vine Solanum crispum “Glasnevin” Type: Semi-evergreen Shrubby Vine Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular As suggested in the name, this vigorous climber is native to Chile. Reaching 20ft (6m) tall andContinue reading
Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa “Henry Eilers” Sweet Coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa “Henry Eilers” Type; Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Here’s one for Jill. Apparently, the reason this is called “Sweet” Coneflower has nothing to do with theContinue reading
Firecracker Vine, Spanish Flag
Ipomoea lobata Firecracker Vine, Spanish Flag Ipomoea lobata Type: Annual Climber Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This vigorous climber is a great choice if you’re looking to add some vertical interest and hot color toContinue reading
Shrubby Milkwort
Polygata chamaebuxus var. grandiflora “Kamniski” Shrubby Milkwort Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora “Kamniski” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Yet another entry in the “why-would-you-name-it-that” category… This tiny shrub from the mountainsContinue reading
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens “Snow Cone” Candytuft “Snow Cone” Iberis sempervirens “Snow Cone” Type: Evergreen Perennial Groundcover Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Candytuft is a hardy, easy-to-care-for plant, forming a mound of glossy, dark green foliage. ItContinue reading
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguinum Flowering Currant Ribes sanguinum Type: Native Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Light (Drought Tolerant once established) For those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest or the BC SouthContinue 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
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