Common name:Jubilee Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Jubilee'
Phormium 'Jubilee' is a New Zealand Flax cultivar. It has gently arching leaves that have a green center and pinkish-red margins on the upper surface and are entirely red underneath.It can tolerate fairly dry conditions in coastal areas but looks best with regular irrigation. It grows in full sun or light shade conditions. Hardy to 15-20 F.
Common name:Bronze Baby New Zealand Flax
Botanical name:Phormium tenax 'Bronze Baby'
New Zealand Flax is an excellent accent plant for the garden. Evergreen leaves are long, narrow, and grow upright. Clusters of flowers grow on spikes above the foliage in late spring and summer. 'Bronze Baby' grows to 2' tall; attractive bronze foliage arches over at tips. It should be grown in full sun.
Common name:Dusty Miller, Silver Groundsel
Botanical name:Senecio cineraria
The Dusty Miller exhibits growth to 1' or more, with velvet gray leaves that have broad, roundish lobes. Yellow flowers heads appear through the middle of the plant during most months of the year. Head back occasionally to encourage bushiness.
Common name:Royal Burgundy Barberry
Botanical name:Berberis thunbergii 'Royal Burgundy'
A deciduous deep burgundy leaved shrub with upright/mounding branches which reaches 2 ft high and 2-3 ft wide. The foliage becomes reddish burgundy in summer and fall. Similar to 'Crimson Pygmy' but a deeper, richer color.
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Photographer: Vicki Anderson
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
