| In my new landscaping, I am trying to plan for seasons. What can I plant for winter bloom in my area? (92116) |
| A brand new palette! How exciting! Here are suggestions for the backbone of your landscape. You can add seasonal annuals for extra bursts of color. Winter interest: FAT ALBERT COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE Picea pungens glauca `Fat Albert` CRANBERRY COTONEASTER Cotoneaster apiculatus MINT JULEP (R) JUNIPER Juniperus chinensis `Monlep` WESTMONT ARBORVITAE Thuja orientalis `Westmont` DWARF MUGO PINE Pinus mugo pumilio YULETIDE CAMELLIA Camellia sasanqua `Yuletide` BERRIES JUBILEE HOLLY Ilex cornuta `Berries Jubilee` Spring bloomers: ENGLISH SPIKE LAVENDER Lavandula latifolia 'APPLE BLOSSOM' PENSTEMON Penstemon x'Apple Blossom' 'MIDNIGHT' PENSTEMON Penstemon x'Midnight' FERN LEAF YARROW Achillea x'Moonshine' PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea purpurea PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS or *MAIDEN GRASS Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' STARBURST? YELLOW EVERGREEN DAYLILY Hemerocallis x'Monow' MOONBEAM THREADLEAF COREOPSIS Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' DWARF LILY OF THE NILE or *LILAC BEAUTY LILYTURF Agapanthus africanus 'Peter Pan' Liriope muscari 'Lilac Beauty' PALACE PURPLE CORAL BELLS Heuchera mircrantha 'Palace Purple' SEA BREAZE FLEABANE or *JOHNSON'S BLUE CRANESBILL Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' Geranium x'Johnson's Blue' TAPIEN? LAVENDER VERBENA Verbena x'Lavender' SNOWFLAKE CANDYTUFT Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake' LAVENDER COTTON Santolina chamaecyparissus TEXAN PURPLE JAPANESE WISTERIA Wisteria floribunda 'Texas Purple' Summer color: BLOODSTONE THRIFT Armeria maritima ?Bloodstone? VARIEGATED WINTER DAPHNE Daphne odora ?Aureo-marginata? LAVENDER LADY LILAC Syringa vulgaris ?Lavender Lady? P.P. #1238 LIMEMOUND? SPIRAEA Spirea x bumalda ?Monhub? P.P. #5834 TEXAS PURPLE JAPANESE WISTERIA Wisteria floribunda ?Texas Purple? MEYER IMPROVED LEMON Citrus limon ?Improved Meyer? STARBURST? RED EVERGREEN DAYLILY Hemerocallis x?Mond? ENGLISH SPIKE LAVENDER Lavandula latifolia DWARF POMEGRANATE Punica granatum ?Nana? TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARY Rosmarinus officinalis ?Tuscan Blue? Fall color: SIZZLING PINK FRINGE FLOWER Loropetalum chinense 'Sizzling Pink? AUTUMN JOY STONECROP Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' (S. 'Herbstfreude') PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' MAIDEN GRASS Miscanthus sinensis `Gracillimus` PINK SPICE CRANESBILL Geranium x 'Pink Spice' P.P.# 12172 FRAGRANT OLIVE Osmanthus fragrans TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARY Rosmarinus officinalis ?Tuscan Blue? JERUSALEM SAGE Phlomis lanata FRENCH LAVENDER Lavandula dentata candicans Hope these suggestions help you install a beautiful new landscape! |
