A very pretty combination of surprisingly tough plants, this ensemble provides year-round interest from the conifers and evergreen components. In spring and summer, dark pink and purple flowers steal the show, with Pittosporum blossoms lending powerful fragrance. As summer progresses, the Miscanthus flowers rise, exploding into full flower in autumn and lasting through the winter as the seedheads turn gauzy and mature against blue-tinted conifers.
Zone:
7,
8
Exposure:
Afternoon Sun,
Full Sun
Water Needs:
Drought-tolerant,
Low
Style:
Mediterranean,
Northwest Eclectic
Features:
Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form,
Drought Tolerant,
Fabulous Foliage,
Flower Fest,
Winter Interest
Focus:
Year-round Interest,
Hellstrip / Parking Strip,
Mixed Border,
Privacy and Screening,
Saving Water,
Pleasing Seasonal Flow
Seasons of Interest:
Spring,
Summer,
Fall,
Winter,
Pleasing Seasonal Changes,
Three Seasons of Interest,
Year-round Interest
Maintenance Level:
medium
Pacific Coast Iris
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade, Reflected Heat
Zone:
7, 8, 9, 10
Blue Arrow Juniper
Type:
Conifer, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Dwarf Maiden Grass
Type:
Grass / Grass-Like
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Blue Shag eastern white pine
Type:
Conifer, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Japanese mock-orange
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun
Zone:
7, 8, 9, 10
Red Leaf Shrub Rose
Type:
Rose, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8