Rare and unusual perennial plants for the Mediterranean climate.


 

Plants

 


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Descriptions are based on our experience growing
these plants in both the garden and nursery setting.
Additional information and feedback is encouraged.



Please note that the photo links listed below all lead to Google
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Scientific Name:

Dahlia ‘Lindsey’s Big Orange’

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

bushy, tuberous, perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 24" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

light peach, tufty, ‘cactus’ style bloom from early summer to autumn, leathery, almost crinkled leaves

Zone

zone 8 and warmer in the ground, otherwise lift tubers for the winter

Description, Notes

a nice cut flower

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia 'Date'

Common Name:

Happy Single Series

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 24" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

dark foliage, beautiful coral petals going to deep orange in center of flowers

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

striking black foliage with neon blooms

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia imperialis

Common Name:

Tree Dahlia

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial, subshrub

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-18’ X 4-6’

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

bears terminal pale pink/lavender blooms with yellow disks from summer to late fall

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

originating from Guatemala to Columbia, slightly tender, a great specimen plant

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia imperialis ‘White Flower’

Common Name:

Tree Dahlia

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial, subshrub

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-18’ X 4-6’

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

bears terminal white blooms with yellow disks from summer to late fall

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

originating from Guatemala to Columbia, slightly tender, a great specimen plant

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia 'Juliet'

Common Name:

Happy Single Series

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 20" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

dark foliage, fuschia pink flowers

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

striking black foliage with neon blooms

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia 'Party Yellow'

Common Name:

Happy Single Series

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 24" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

dark foliage, sunny yellow flowers

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

striking black foliage with neon blooms

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Dahlia 'Romeo'

Common Name:

Happy Single Series

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous tuber

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 18" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

dark foliage, deep red flowers

Zone

zone 7b-8

Description, Notes

striking black foliage with neon blooms

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Datura metel ‘Double Purple’

Common Name:

Angel’s Trumpet

Deciduous or Evergreen

 

Perennial or Annual

annual

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

3-6’ X 3’

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

bold 4-8” double purple trumpet shaped flowers from summer to autumn

Zone

 

Description, Notes

fast growing, upright, a striking container plant with beautifully scented flowers

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'

Common Name:

Hair Grass

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial grass

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

18-24" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

low mounds of arching, threadlike 3-colored foliage

Zone

hardy to 30° F

Description, Notes

neat habit, perfect for containers and border plantings

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Dichroa febrifuga

Common Name:

Blue Evergreen Hydrangea

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

3-5' X 3-5'

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

flushed pink, white to blue hydrangea-like blooms spring through fall

Zone

8-10, hardy to 20-25° F

Description, Notes

known for its luxurious metallic blue berries in winter, a choice selection for any shady habit

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Digitalis obscura

Common Name:

Obscure Foxglove

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

subshrub, perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-48” X 18”

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

rust brown to orange-yellow flowers .75 to 1.25”(2-3 cm) long with red veins and spotting inside

Zone

4-8

Description, Notes

prefers rich soil

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Digitalis x mertonensis

Common Name:

Strawberry Foxglove

Deciduous or Evergreen

clump forming, evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 36” tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

showy, crushed strawberry-colored flowers from late spring to early autumn

Zone

3-8

Description, Notes

old garden favorite, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

10-14' X 6-8"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

dramatic russet red flowers spring through fall

Zone

3-9

Description, Notes

contained 'Pride of Medera', great in front borders and mixed arrangements, drought and cold resistant

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Elegia capensis

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

8-10' X 24-36"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

 

Zone

9-11, hardy to 20° F

Description, Notes

dramatic rush/horsetail-like plant in the Restionancaea family, South African native, no phosphorus fertilizer, wind tolerant, requires well-drained soil, good in large containers, CHOICE!

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’

Common Name:

Red Banana

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade inland

Height x Width
& How Stands

15-20' X 10-15'

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

only blooms in warmer climates

Zone

hardy to 20-25° F, frost sensitive

Description, Notes

perfect for containers (limits size), great ornamental dark maroon foliage

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Eremophila racemosa

Common Name:

Easter Egg Bush

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial, subshrub

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 4-6' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

showy tubular blooms in 3 colors (yellow, pink, orange) on same plant

Zone

to 25° F or lower, zone 9

Description, Notes

very drought tolerant erect shrub, water infrequently in ground

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Eucomis autumnalis

Common Name:

Pineapple Lily

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous bulb

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-18" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

white flowers summer to fall

Zone

zone 7-11

Description, Notes

blooms look like mini pineapples

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia Black Bird 'Nothowlee'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

mounding, evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

16-18" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

yellow green flowers in winter/spring

Zone

6-9, hardy to 0° F

Description, Notes

interesting deep purple foliage, gopher and deer resistant, drought tolerant

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia characias 'Glacier Blue'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-18" X 18"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

cream flowers and bracts with blue-grey striping winter through spring

Zone

7-10, hardy to 0° F

Description, Notes

known for its cream-edged blue-grey foliage; deer, golpher, and drought resistant; good in containers; winter interests

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia characias 'Tasmanian Tiger'

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

12-15' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

white with dark green center leaves, in spring the bracts emerge white and creamy yellow with bowtie-shaped green blotch in middle

Zone

6-9, hardy to 0° F

Description, Notes

drought tolerant, gopher and deer resistant

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia polychroma

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 12" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

yellow flowers followed by red capsules, rosy-bronze fall foliage

Zone

4-9

Description, Notes

drought tolerant, gopher and deer resistant, fast growing sun groundcover

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

10" X 18-36"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

yellow / orange blooms in spring to summer

Zone

4-9

Description, Notes

mounding Euphorbia known for mahogany / red foliage ALL YEAR (unlike others in the genus); deer, drought, and gopher resistant; great low-maintenance groundcover for a hot dry place

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia 'Shorty'

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

18-36" X 18-36"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

graceful blue-green leaves, large, bright yellow flower heads appear in late winter & are a sharp contrast to the fresh new growth

Zone

6-9, hardy to 0° F

Description, Notes

drought resistant, gopher and deer resistant

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Euphorbia x martinii 'Rudolph'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

18-24" X 24"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

winter blooming bright green Euphorbia flowers, rivals poinsettia for winter color

Zone

6-10

Description, Notes

shocking red-tipped leaves in winter (equals Rudolph); deer, golpher, and drought resistant; hardy and good in containers

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Farfugium 'Aureomaculata'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

shade to partial sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 2' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

yellow flowers in fall, very symmettrical mounding

Zone

zone 7-9

Description, Notes

spottiest Farfugium

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Farfugium 'Crested Leopard'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

shade to partial sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 2' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

serrated leaf margin with deep cuts, large yellow spots on foliage to 1/2'

Zone

zone 7-9

Description, Notes

brightens up dark areas!

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Festuca glauca

Common Name:

Blue Fescue Grass

Deciduous or Evergreen

tufted, evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 12" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

spikes of violet flushed, blue-green flowers from early to mid-summer

Zone

zone 4-8

Description, Notes

 

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Filipendula hexapetala

Common Name:

Fern Leaf Dropwort

Deciduous or Evergreen

deciduous

Perennial or Annual

hardy, clumping, perennial

Shade or Sun

full sun to partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 3' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

in summer white plumes (tinged pink) of frothy sprays rise from fern-like foliage

Zone

1-9

Description, Notes

takes a drier habitat

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia boliviana

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial, shrub or small tree

Shade or Sun

partial sun to shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 8' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

large 8” leaves with reddish veins, dense , pendant groups of 2”(5cm) flowers with pink tubes, reflexed pink to red sepals, and scarlet petals

Zone

hardy to 20° F

Description, Notes

edible fruit, resistant to gall mite, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia boliviana ‘Alba’

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial, shrub or small tree

Shade or Sun

partial sun to shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 8' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

large 8” leaves with reddish veins, dense, pendant groups of 2”(5cm) flowers with white tubes, and reflexed white sepals with light red marks at the bases

Zone

hardy to 20° F

Description, Notes

edible fruit, resistant to gall mite, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia crassistipula

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 3' tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

 

Zone

 

Description, Notes

 

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia denticulata

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

4-6’ X 3-4’

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

3” tubular flowers with orange-red petals and pinkish red sepals and floral tubes, blooms from summer to fall

Zone

hardy to 20-25 degrees

Description, Notes

resistant to fuchsia gall mite, edible fruit, nice in containers, stunning in a shady area, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 
 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia fulgens 'Variegata'

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade to shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

to 20" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

continuous 2” tubular orange and cream flowers appear until frost

Zone

hardy to 15° F

Description, Notes

excellent container plant or in a protected location, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia paniculata

Common Name:

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

perennial shrub to tree

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

6-24’ X 8’

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

erect rose pink flowers in broad panicles from spring to summer

Zone

hardy to 30-32° F

Description, Notes

notable scent, nice hedge, resistant to gall mite, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia procumbens

Common Name:

Creeping Fuchsia

Deciduous or Evergreen

prostrate, spreading, deciduous

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

6" tall X spreading

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

incredible small petal-less flowers have orange sepals with green markings and orange tips, anthers and pollen are blue, showy .75" red berries

Zone

9-11

Description, Notes

native to New Zealand, nice in containers/hanging baskets or as shade groundcover, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia procumbens 'Variegata'

Common Name:

Creeping Fuchsia

Deciduous or Evergreen

prostrate, spreading, deciduous

Perennial or Annual

perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

1" X 3"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

very pretty, creamy white variegated form of this hardy species, with small, rounded neatly emargined leaves and upfacing golden flowers that are also variegated! Pretty red fruit follows

Zone

9-11

Description, Notes

native to New Zealand, nice in containers/hanging baskets or as shade groundcover, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

n/a

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia speciosa

Common Name:

 

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

spreading, perennial

Shade or Sun

shade to partial sun

Height x Width
& How Stands

36" X 36"

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

orange, green, and yellow tubular flower from spring to autumn

Zone

8-10

Description, Notes

can take more hot sun than many species hybrids, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

 

Scientific Name:

Fuchsia triphylla 'Firecracker'

Common Name:

Honeysuckle Fuchsia

Deciduous or Evergreen

evergreen

Perennial or Annual

tender perennial

Shade or Sun

partial shade

Height x Width
& How Stands

36-48" tall

Flower Color
& Bloom Time

red-orange flowers bloom repeatedly

Zone

zone 10-11

Description, Notes

suitable for growing indoors, excellent color for dark areas, attracts hummingbirds

Photo

link

Please note that the photo links listed above all lead to Google
Image Search results pages. Not all the photos on those
pages are of the particular plant in question.



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