Common name:Honey Bush
Botanical name:Melianthus major
Melianthus major is an evergreen shrub. Soft-wooded plant of rapid growth to 12-14 ft. Boldly patterned foliage. Grayish green leaves of 1 ft. long, divided into 9-11 strongly toothed leaflets. Foliage smells disagreeable when brushed or bruised. Foot-long spikes of reddish brown, 1 in. flowers in late winter, early spring.
Common name:Jerusalem Sage
Botanical name:Phlomis fruticosa
This hardy perennial is a useful, old-time garden plant with coarse, woolly gray/green, wrinkled leaves and yellow, 1" flowers in ball-shaped whorls. It handles drought and poor soils but needs full sun.
Common name:Diabolo Purple Ninebark
Botanical name:Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Diablo Purple Ninebark is a small, dense upright shrub. The foliage a burgundy red. It is a great accent plant because of its foliage color. One of the best performing yellow foliage plants for alkaline soils. Needs full sunlight. -Fort Collins Nursery
Designer: Jill Salmon: Apache Gardens
Photographer: GardenSoft
Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
