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    Senecio candicans 'Senaw' (PP28,830)
    • 3 min

    Senecio candicans 'Senaw' (PP28,830)

    For those of us familiar with the feathery, strikingly silver foliage of dusty millers, or Jacobaea maritima, this is not it! Please...
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    Dahlia imperialis
    • 3 min

    Dahlia imperialis

    Imagine a plant lying dormant all through winter looking like a few old remnants of desiccated bamboo. Then in spring, little tuffs of...
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    Lamprocapnos spectabilis
    • 4 min

    Lamprocapnos spectabilis

    No better common name for Lamprocapnos spectabilis than bleeding heart as it reveals its teardrop when the heart breaks. Its species...
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    Teucrium x lucidrys
    • 3 min

    Teucrium x lucidrys

    This little germander always finds its way into my gardens, in part for its versatility. I have primarily specified T. x lucidrys as...
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    Solidago velutina ssp. californica
    • 4 min

    Solidago velutina ssp. californica

    Welcome to floral sunshine in the native garden! Solidago velutina ssp. californica, or California goldenrod, is not well known among...
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    Epilobium canum
    • 3 min

    Epilobium canum

    Ushering in the autumn season is California fuchsia, or Epilobium canum. When so many other native perennials are already withering or...
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    Chysanthemum x morifolium
    • 5 min

    Chysanthemum x morifolium

    There are two secrets I will now share with you that many within California's horticultural and landscape industries already know. The...
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    Salvia reptans
    • 3 min

    Salvia reptans

    An intriguing sage unlike any other I am used to growing, Salvia reptans offers a unique texture in the garden. Unfortunately, it is one...
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    Limonium perezii
    • 3 min

    Limonium perezii

    Valley Water, Santa Clara County's water authority, has been a leading influence in helping community members find practical and creative...
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    Verbena rigida
    • 2 min

    Verbena rigida

    Recently, I posted about Verbena bonariensis, a rigid, upright perennial that's character is more aligned with our subject today, V....
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    Coreopsis grandiflora
    • 3 min

    Coreopsis grandiflora

    With a species epithet like grandiflora, meaning with large flowers, one should have great expectations, but let's temper our excitement...
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    Aster chilensis 'Purple Haze'
    • 3 min

    Aster chilensis 'Purple Haze'

    Asters are a treat in autumn, mostly blooming just before chrysanthemums. Many are showy and exhibit a color range from white to shades...
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    Verbena bonariensis
    • 4 min

    Verbena bonariensis

    Unlike most perennials, Verbena bonariensis provides a unique texture and height in a border garden. Rigidly upright and topped with...
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    Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
    • 2 min

    Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'

    Who else was raised thinking geraniums were red, white, pink or orange, usually found in hanging pots or in window boxes? That was my...
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    Achillea millifolium 'Paprika'
    • 2 min

    Achillea millifolium 'Paprika'

    There are a number of cultivars of A. millifolium, but 'Paprika' stands out for me thus prompting this separate post. The facts below...
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    Rudbeckia hirta
    • 3 min

    Rudbeckia hirta

    Cottage gardens and perennial borders cannot exist without Rudbeckia hirta. Okay, that is an overstatement, but their daisy-like flowers...
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    Achillea millefolium
    • 3 min

    Achillea millefolium

    Many California natives are exclusively indigenous to California or the West Coast, but Achillea millefolium has broadened its reach to...
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    Brugmansia x candida
    • 3 min

    Brugmansia x candida

    "Fabulous!" is not exclaiming enough about these showy flowers on a very large "perennial" plant. Usually when I think of perennials,...
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    Tulbaghia violacea
    • 3 min

    Tulbaghia violacea

    Pssssst......landscape designers......over here...make sure your client or the users of your landscape LOVE garlic before planting this...
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    Astilbe chinensis
    • 2 min

    Astilbe chinensis

    If you can grow false spirea in your garden, or your gardener is successful, well then, my garden hat is off as I bow. The more commonly...
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