Aloysia triphylla (Lemon verbena)
Other names: Lemon plant, Verbena oil plant, Lemon scented verbena, Sweet scented verbena, Cidron, Limonetto, Lemon , Lippia citriodora, Herb Louisa, Aloysia citrodora, Aloysia citriodora
A. triphylla is an upright, bushy, borderline hardy, deciduous shrub or sub-shrub with narrowly lance-shaped, lemon-scented, rough, bright green leaves and slender panicles of tiny, white or pale lilac flowers in late summer.
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2.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dendromecon harfordii (Island bush poppy)
Other names: Dendromecon rigida subsp. harfordii
D. harfordii is a borderline hardy, rounded to spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with oval, blue- to grey-green leaves and poppy-like, bright yellow flowers from spring to early summer.
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2.5m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Other names: Rigid blue yucca, Silver leaf yucca, Palmilla, Yucca rupicola var. rigida
Y. rigida is an evergreen shrub slowly forming a trunk-like stem topped with rosettes of stiff, sword-shaped, sharply-pointed, blue-grey to blue-green leaves and panicles of bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers in late spring.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Verbena bonariensis (Purple top)
Other names: Argentinian vervain, Tall verbena, South American vervain, Verbena patagonica, Verbena bonariensis 'Buenos Aires' , Verbena brasiliensis
V. bonariensis is an herbaceous perennial, with clusters of small, purple flowers from summer to autumn held on tall stems. Leaves are narrow and sparse.
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0.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Sisal hemp, Agave rigida var. sisalana, Agave amaniensis, Agave segurae, Mescal
A. sisalana is a half-hardy, evergreen, monocarpic, succulent perennial forming a rosette of sword- or lance-shaped, spiny-tipped, blue-green to grey-green leaves and a long, sturdy, erect stem bearing a dense cluster of pungent, yellow flowers in summer.
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2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Calystegia hederacea 'Flore Pleno' (Japanese false bindweed 'Flore Pleno')
Other names: Creeping verbena 'Flore Pleno', Calystegia japonica 'Flore Pleno', Convolvulus japonicus 'Flore Pleno', Californian rose 'Flore Pleno', Japanese bindweed 'Flore Pleno'
'Flore Pleno' is a vigorous, dense, deciduous, twining perennial climber with triangular to arrow-shaped, mid- to light green leaves and double, pink flowers from summer to early autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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