Menu

Hotlinks:

Gallery: Front Yards

Add
Shades of Plum and Green
Mexican Feather Grass
Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft
Sarabande Silver Grass
New Zealand Flax, Purple
Mexican Feather Grass

Common name:Mexican Feather Grass
Botanical name:Nassella tenuissima

The Mexican Fan Grass is a beautiful, fine, airy grass that is emerald green in color. It has many soft yellow-beige flower stalks in the spring. This grass grows 10"-12" tall , 1'-2' wide, and is drought tolerant. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.

Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft

Common name:Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft
Botanical name:Iberis sempervirens 'Little Gem'

The 'Snowflake' is an evergreen perennial that reaches a size of 1' tall and 3-4' wide, with narrow dark green foliage tha tis covered with pure white flowers in winter and spring. This cutting grown variety has thicker, wider, more succulent leaves and large, very wide petaled flowers. It should receive sun to part shade, with average to little summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Sarabande Silver Grass

Common name:Sarabande Silver Grass
Botanical name:Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande'

This 3-4 ' ornamental grass is a warm season performer; It is clump forming and very robust. It throws up spiked flowers from August until the first frost. It is good in full sun or bright shade; fertile soil; needs ample water in hot, dry conditions. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.

New Zealand Flax, Purple

Common name:New Zealand Flax, Purple
Botanical name:Phormium tenax 'Atropurpureum'

Phormium tenax 'Atropurpureum' is an evergreen perennial. Big, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves can reach 5' tall. Leaves are purple red. Flowers stems reach high above leaves, bearing clusters of 1"-2" blossoms in dark red.

Designer:

Shades of Plum and Green
Image: 17 of 22

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.