Rare and unusual perennial plants for the Mediterranean climate.


 

Plants

 


The plants are listed in alphabetical order.
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plants that begin with that letter.



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n Excel Spreadsheet format.



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Scientific Name:

Bacopa sutera cordata 'Copia Pink Eye'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

under 6" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

pale pink flowers bloom repeatedly

Zone

 

Description, Notes

 

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Bacopa sutera 'Taifun Blue Dream'

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 4", then trailing

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

masses of blue flowers cover this trailing plant all year long

Zone

 

Description, Notes

color all year long

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Begonia boliviensis 'Bonfire'

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-36" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

red-orange blooms

Zone

zones 10-11

Description, Notes

tuberous begonia with outrageous blooms

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Bergenia 'Red Start'

Common Name:

Saxifrage

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial sun to shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

16" X 24"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

 

Zone

hardy to 0° F

Description, Notes

hardy

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’

Common Name:

Angel’s Trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 12" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

huge (15”) golden yellow to golden orange flowers throughout the year

Zone

protect from hard frost

Description, Notes

among the most vigorous and powerfully fragrant of the Angel’s trumpets

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia arborea

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-14’ tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

large (to 10”) highly fragrant flowers year around once established

Zone

frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from the rootstock

Description, Notes

a stunning eyecatcher!!

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Double White'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

dense white hairs, cream-white flowers with hose-in-hose arrangement of two or more trumpets

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

 

Zone

frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from the rootstock

Description, Notes

 

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Dr. Seuss'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-14’ tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

orange-gold fragrant flowers

Zone

zone 7-11

Description, Notes

attractive to bees, butterflies & birds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Frosty Pink'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-14’ tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

large (to 10”) highly fragrant flowers year around once established

Zone

frost sensitive at the tops, but usually rebound from the rootstock

Description, Notes

a stunning eyecatcher!!

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Jamaica Yellow'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-20' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

pale yellow fragrant flowers bloom repeatedly

Zone

zone 8-10

Description, Notes

attractive to bees, butterflies & birds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Peaches and Cream'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

6-8' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

coral-apricot fragrant flowers

Zone

zone 8-11

Description, Notes

plant is suitable for growing indoors

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Pink Beauty'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-14' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

rose/mauve flowers

Zone

zone 7-11

Description, Notes

attractive to bees, butterflies & birds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia sanguinea

Common Name:

Eagle Tree

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 12" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

10” long, slightly flared flowers are deep red with yellow veins, shading upward to yellow

Zone

more cold tolerant than most Angel’s trumpets taking temperatures down to 20 F

Description, Notes

 

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia sanguinea - yellow flower

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-15' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

rare plant has bright green leaves up to 8" and non-fragrant, 10" flowers

Zone

zone 9-11

Description, Notes

 

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia 'Shredded White'

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub/small tree

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-20' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

white to near white fragrant flowers

Zone

zone 8-10

Description, Notes

blooms repeatedly, new hybrid with shredded floral tubes… WOW!

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Brugmansia suaveolens variegated

Common Name:

Angel’s trumpet