Giant or Wild Four o’clock, Mirabilis multiflora

Giant or Wild Four o’clock, Mirabilis multiflora

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 2’X 5’ Blooming Season: Spring to autumn Flower Color: Rose pink As soon as the soil warms up in spring,  the strong new shoots of Giant Four O’clock emerge and, within a few weeks’ time, the first magenta blooms appear....
Roundleaf Horehound, Marrubium rotundifolium

Roundleaf Horehound, Marrubium rotundifolium

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 10”X 24” Blooming Season: Spring Flower Color: White Its soft silver-green foliage and its preference for dry shade earn Roundleaf Horehound a special place in the garden. Not as aggressive as its weedy cousin, Common...
Creeping Mahonia, Mahonia repens

Creeping Mahonia, Mahonia repens

 Full Shade Medium Water Mature Size: 1’X 2’ Blooming Season: Spring Flower Color: Yellow The shade of a tree or large shrub along the north side of a courtyard wall with the runoff from a nearby downspout is the ideal setting for this high elevation evergreen...
Hardy Purple Iceplant, Delosperma cooperi

Hardy Purple Iceplant, Delosperma cooperi

Full Sun Low Water Mature Size: 6”X 18” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Purple-Pink Purple Iceplant is another fine South African introduction, valued for its shimmering fuchsia-purple daisies that keep coming all summer. A vigorous spreader, it forms a dense...
Hardy Plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Hardy Plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Full Sun, Part Shade Medium Water Mature Size: 12”X 24” Blooming Season: Early Fall Flower Color: Blue An outstanding, long-lived groundcover that slowly weaves itself into the garden, creating large drifts of fall color. The deep blue flowers, which begin as the...