Menu

Hotlinks:

Gallery: Back Yards

Add
Echium and Arbor
Society Garlic
Limelight Strawflower
Radiance Flax
Red Leaf New Zealand Flax
Society Garlic

Common name:Society Garlic
Botanical name:Tulbaghia violacea

This clumping perennial will grow less than 1' tall and has narrow, blue green leaves. Clusters of lavender flowers bloom in spring and summer. Leaves and flowers have a distinct onion or garlic smell if crushed.

Limelight Strawflower

Common name:Limelight Strawflower
Botanical name:Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'

This shrub will grow 1'-2' high and 4'-6' wide.It has velvety chartreuse (yellow green) leaves. It does well in part sun and light shade with well draining soil. This shrub is also used as a ground cover and looks great in shady dry corners of the garden. This plant lives for about 2 years. Prune to keep it tidy.

Radiance Flax

Common name:Radiance Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Radiance'

Phormium 'Radiance' is an evergreen perennial. It is a 6'-8' tall, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. The leaves are variegated yellow and green.

Red Leaf New Zealand Flax

Common name:Red Leaf New Zealand Flax
Botanical name:Phormium tenax 'Rubrum'

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. 'Rubrum' is a large, bold plant with stiff, vertical, strap-like leaves that arise from its base and are dark purplish red in color. It should be grown in full sun.

Designer: Michelle Derviss

Echium and Arbor
Image: 16 of 39

Photographer: Michelle Derviss

Soils and Compost:

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

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.