Mexican bush lobelia is a sprawling perennial with a fast growth rate, reaching 2-3 ft. high, spreading 4-6 ft. across. Medium green leaves are long, narrow and attached to lax stems. Colorful tubular flowers are orange and red with yellow tips, and occur in large numbers from late spring through summer. Mexican bush lobelia is […]
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Foothill penstemon is native to coastal ranges from Mexico to Oregon. It commonly grows as an upright shrub in sage scrub and chaparral plant communities where it provides a delightful springtime display of purple and magenta flowers. A popular cultivar, P. h. ‘Margarita BOP’ is most commonly available from nurseries and has a spreading habit,
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This petite perennial grows to 1 1/2 ft. tall with tightly clustered reddish-plum colored foliage. Like other flax cultivars, it is best to avoid garden areas with hot sun exposures and to sustain it with regular water throughout the year. It is adaptable to many soil conditions.
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The Hummingbird sage is a small ground hugging perennial typically growing 12-18 in. tall and can form small groups and spread many feet across. Large textured leaves grow 4-6 in. long; vigorous spikes with colorful deep magenta-red flowers occur in early spring. Hummingbird sage is native to foothill regions from Orange County to the Bay
The gray lavender cotton is a low mounding shrub growing 1-2 ft. high, spreading 2-3 ft. wide. It features distinctive gray foliage and a fine-texture dense habit; bright yellow flower heads cover the plant in spring for a very colorful display. Gray lavender cotton is native to southern Spain and the eastern Mediterranean region, and
Purpletop vervain is a short-lived perennial from South America that grows with a highly distinctive upright and open habit. Clusters of light purple flowers occur in late spring on 3-6 ft. tall branches that often ascend above other plants in the garden. This unique perennial grows well throughout the Inland Empire in sunny locations and
The Star jasmine is a vigorous evergreen vining plant with glossy dark green foliage. When grown as a vine, its stems can reach 25-30 ft. in length; it can also be clipped and maintained as a ground cover 18-24 in. tall. Leaves are elliptical in shape, have pointed tips and grow 2-3 in. long; large
The South African jasmine vine is a slow to moderate growing vining shrub from South Africa. When planted on slopes and against walls it can mound 8-10 ft. tall and spread 12-15 ft. wide. Grown as a vine, it can reach 15-20 ft. tall and fit residential scale spaces very well. Its dark green leaves
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In recent years, the Coral aloe has become the most popular aloe in Inland Empire gardens, however it has also been struggling in many local gardens with an insect pest called aloe mite. While they look different, aloe vera and Blue Elf aloe are popular alternative choices that do not seem to have issues with
Rock purslane is a small mounding succulent with thick blue-green foliage that grows to 12 in. high and spreads 2-3 ft. across. Colorful and intense purple-magenta flowers to 2 in. dia. develop on flexible stems from mid to late spring and intermittently into summer. Native to Chile, Rock purslane belongs to a small group of
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