Four Nerve Daisy

Sun/part shade; nearly evergreen, with thin leaves and clump-forming foliage. Yellow daisy-like blooms from spring through frost and often all winter long. Very drought tolerant (good drainage is a must!) […]

Firespike

Shade/part shade. Firespike is a dieback perennial, with big glossy foliage that freezes back to the ground every winter. (Some gardeners suggest digging them up and bringing them inside as […]

Firecracker Plant

Full to morning sun or partial shade. A fine-textured, sagelike perennial with showy cascades of slender, bell-shaped red flowers. (Yellowish cultivars are available.) Blooms appear from spring through first frost.\n\nThe […]

Firebush

Sun or partial shade. A heat- and sun-loving rounded shrub that grows larger each summer, reaching up to five feet in diameter. Small, red tubular flowers attract hummingbirds.\n\nIn winter, firebush […]

Jara Dulce

Full sun. Nearly evergreen, with narrow willow-like leaves and airy foliage. Greenish flowers and silvery seedheads appear in autumn, ascending in plumelike boughs. It was once widely planted to prevent […]

Fall Aster

Sun/part shade. Nearly evergreen, with low-growing, aromatic foliage. Purple and yellow daisy-like blooms make a dramatic display in autumn (and occasionally in spring.) \n\nFall aster spreads gradually by stolons.

Bougainvillea

Full sun. Deciduous. A large, thorny tropical vine with a shrub-like habit, admired for the spectacular red, purple, and fuchsia bracts around its white flowers. With its abundant thorns, it […]

Zinnia ‘Profusion’

Profusion is a warm-season zinnia cultivar with daisy-like flowers in yellow, orange, pink and white. It’s typically used for spots of color among other perennials. Compared to most zinnias, Profusion […]

Zinnia

Full hot sun; an annual with dahlia-like flowers in shades of yellow, orange, pink and white especially in early summer. Mildew affects many zinnias; ‘Dreamland’ is considered somewhat resistant, but […]

Cenizo

Full sun (any shade makes it grow leggy.) Cenizo is evergreen, with silvery foliage covered with tiny dusty hairs. Sweet-scented pink flowers appear briefly after rain events in summer and […]