Tag: perennials
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Unsung heroes of the dry garden Ceratostigma plumbaginoides – the “blue-flowered leadwort” – is a native from Western China. It grows and grows, unfettered by heat or drought, and blooms from June through September in a very beautiful bright blue over somber green leaves. The leaves may also turn red in the fall. I had…
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Centranthus ruber
A pretty plant that comes in its original reddish pink tone, a brighter pink, as well as in white (Centranthus ruber albus). It’s fairly heat and drought resistant with occasional deep watering. It is supposed to bloom from May through August. In this hot Mediterranean garden it will bloom April through June and then again…