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Salvia Ultraviolet PPAF

Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Salvia roemeriana

Common Name: Hot Trumpets 'Cedar Sage'
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 10"
Description:

Red flowers, not showy, but constant when deadheaded. Nice foliage. Grow in part shade to mimic its natural habitat under cedars.


Salvia greggii 'ESTHER'S RED'

Common Name: 'Esthers Red' Autumn Sage
Bloom Season: Spring to Fall
Bloom Color: Red
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Shrub, hummingbirds,aromatic foliage, ordinary soil, can be sheared to a hedge,long bloom season-no deadheading.


Penstemon barbatus

Common Name: Pina Colada Series Violet
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 8"
Description:

Easy-to-grow, first-year-flowering perennial,compact growing habit, uniform and showy flowers, extended bloom time.


Garden Notes: This is the first year for me to grow this variety of penstemon. A related variety, Rondo pestemon, is one of the showiest Penstemon during its relatively short bloom season. Pinacolada is said to have a long bloom season. If the two are indeed combined in this plant it will be a great variety. Trial for 2010.

Penstemon barbatus

Common Name: Pina Colada Series Red
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 8"
Description:

Easy-to-grow, first-year-flowering perennial,compact growing habit, uniform and showy flowers, extended bloom time.


Garden Notes: This is the first year for me to grow this variety of penstemon. A related variety, Rondo pestemon, is one of the showiest Penstemon during its relatively short bloom season. Pinacolada is said to have a long bloom season. If the two are indeed combined in this plant it will be a great variety. Trial for 2010

Lonicera x hecktrottii

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Common Name: Coral Honeysuckle
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: Coral with Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 12'
Mature Width: 48"
Description:

Vigorous to 12 feet. Blue green leaves. Blooms summer to frost- Blue-green leaves. Deciduous or semi evergreen. Good for Hummingbirds


Garden Notes: I have had this plant for many years. It has performed very well each year.

Linum perenne lewisii

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Common Name: Lewisii Blue Flax
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Sky blue, morning bloom. Vase shaped. cut back old growth in early spring. After 3 to 4 years plants die out, but reseeds for new plants.


Garden Notes: Plan on having this plant around for three to four years. It eventually dies out but you should be able to see new plants coming on from seedlings; sometimes in surrounding grass which are harder to remove. It has bright blue blooms every morning in spring for several weeks.

Iberis sempervirens 'Snow White'

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Common Name: Candytuft 'Snow White'
Bloom Season: Spring to Early Summer
Bloom Color: White
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Part-Shade

Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: 28"
Description:

Water deeply, infrequently. Shear lightly after bloom to encourage new growth- evergreen-good winter foliage.


Garden Notes: Candytuft is becoming one of my more appreciated plants. It does not bloom for a long time in the spring, but it is low maintenance with nice, dense,deep green, evergreen leaves.

Digitalis obscura

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Common Name: Sunset Foxglove
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Rose with yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 16"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Large bells of dusty rose with yellow markings at throat. Good in dry arrangements


Garden Notes: Biennial? Mine has died after blooming the second year. May just be the conditions I give it. Has a very nice dusky-orange bloom.

Delphinium chinensis (grandifloram)

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Common Name: Blue Butterfly
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 15"
Description:

Sturdy, compact plant. Bright true blue flowers.


Garden Notes: taller, lankier, hardier?