Regional Picks: Four Season Interest – Southern California

1. ‘Safari Sunset’ Leucadendron

Name:Leucadendron‘Safari Sunset’

USDA Hardiness Zones:9 to 11

Size:8 foot tall and 6 feet across-the-board

atmospheric condition : Full sun ; poor , well - drain soilFor a coloured addition to a gay boundary line , give ‘ Safari Sunset ’ leucadendron a try , for its many subdivision of various altitude that bring home the bacon proportion and a splash of yearlong colour . In spring , growing tips flex fervent red as flower bud develop , with the coloring material becoming more vivid as the year go on . The bracts that environ the flower are even more bright than the bloom itself .

2. ‘Leprechaun’ Begonia

Name:Begonia‘Leprechaun’

Zones:9 to 10

Size:1 base improbable and wide

condition : Partial to full tint ; moist , well - run out soil

‘ Leprechaun ’ begonia has been a success in the Getty Center garden for the past two days because of its wonderful foliage exhibit . In springtime , ‘ Leprechaun ’ peak in a profuseness of classic pink clustering , held just a few inches above the foliage . After the blossom period , the flower drop and all eyes are on the wonderfully pattern foliation , which resembles a tortoise case . A peck planting is the best way to appreciate this plant . ‘ Leprechaun ’ , like most begonia , can be propagated from stalk cuttings .

3. Wood Betony

Name:Stachys officinaliand cvs.

Zones:5 to 8

Size:2 feet tall and 1 foot wide

condition : Full Dominicus to fond tint ; well - run out soil

Wood betony was inaugurate to the Getty Center garden for its vibrant green leafage and what we think would be a springtime display of over-embellished flowers . To our pleasant surprisal , those flowers lasted after their early - season debut , furnish a beautiful show throughout the year . Wood betony has been a long-lasting plant , suffering no pest or fungal take . This works is a clumper that fill in quickly to supply a larger and more colorful show each consecutive year .

4. Silver Carpet

Name:Dymondia margaretae

Zones:10 to 11

Size:1 to 2 inch improbable , spreading indefinitely

Conditions : Full sun ; median dirt

If you ’re looking for a durable ground cover with nonstop good face , silver carpeting is the plant life for you . aboriginal to South Africa , argent carpeting is absolutely adapted to the climate of Southern California : While it thrives in a perennial border that gets steady weewee , it also flourishes in a xeriscape situation alongside succulents and cacti . It has proven its Charles Frederick Worth at the bound of repeated borders and as a lawn substitute at the Getty Center . Silver carpeting even puts out sunny xanthous flowers in outpouring .

Michael DeHart is the grounds supervisor at the J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles , California .

Photos : ( # 1 ) , www.millettephotomedia.com ; ( # 2 ) , Courtesy of Annie ’s Annuals & Perennials ; ( # 3 ) , Nancy J. Ondra ; ( # 4 ) , Jerry Pavia

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