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September Plant of the Month: Epilobium

September Plant of the Month: Epilobium
September is here and we've got a plant for you this month that is just starting the show off while most flowering plants are starting to tire out - enter Epilobium, the fuchsia of California! If you're looking for plants to feed hummingbirds, look no further than this tubular flowering perennial/subshrub. This California native is best suited…
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August Plant of the Month: Festuca mairei

August Plant of the Month: Festuca mairei
This grass, Festuca mairei, has been catching my eye for months now in a garden I regularly pass, and I have to share it with you for August's plant of the month. Atlas Fescue is a clumping grass that forms beautiful yellow to gray-green, arching mounds. I don't see it used in landscapes too often, and it's…
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Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ – Variegated Spanish Dagger

Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ – Variegated Spanish Dagger
July Plant Spotlight: Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' -Variegated Spanish Dagger [caption id="attachment_809" align="alignleft" width="300"] Striped foliage[/caption] Variegated Spanish Dagger is a dramatic succulent that deserves a spot in drought tolerant gardens. Dark green-blue leaves flanked with creamy gold variegation form a spiky ball. In the spirit of July, we'll call it a foliage firework. In cool…
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April Plant Spotlight: California Buckeye

April Plant Spotlight: California Buckeye
[caption id="attachment_797" align="alignright" width="300"] California Buckeye Tree in Spring[/caption] Aesculus californica (California Buckeye) is an attractive California native tree that we think is a prize in the garden. We've chosen to share it with you as we think it ought to be more popular. California Buckeye is a small deciduous tree or shrub that packs a showy punch. Starting in…
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