Evergreen Shrub
“The Navajo brewed the tops into a drink for use as a cough medicine. Other indians roasted the seeds, ate them whole or ground them into a meal for various uses” (Elmore and Janish, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands, 1976).
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Epidendrum ibaguense
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Purple and orange/yellow flowered varieties. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epidendrum ibaguense “Lavender”
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Lavender-flowered variety. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epidendrum ibaguense “Rose”
Evergreen Perennial
Easy to grow, hardy orchid with profusions of flowers along 6ft. tall stem. Rose-flowered variety. Requires regular fertilizer. Light soil mix.
Epilobium “Carmen’s Grey”
E. canum “Carmen’s Grey
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Broad, bright-grey leaves covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium “Catalina”
E. canum “Catalina”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Upright shrub of grey-green foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers.
Epilobium “Schiefflin’s Choice”
Evergreen Perennial
Grey foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers in summer and fall. Spreads vigorously. Very attractive to hummingbirds. Deer resistant.
Epilobium “Select Mattole”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbirds love this plant and its amazing orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Great for low water gardens, grows naturally in rock crevices along the coast. Deer tolerant.
Epilobium “Silver Select”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular upright mound of silver foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers.
Epilobium “UC Hybrid”
E. canum “UC Hybrid”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular tight mound of grey-green foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. Place this groundcover at the front of garden, skirting taller plantings.
Epilobium “Wayne’s Silver”
E. canum “Wayne’s Silver”
Evergreen perennial
Hummingbird plant. Spectacular tight mound of silver foliage covered with scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. Place this groundcover at the front of garden, skirting taller plantings.
Epilobium canum “Cloverdale”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Unusually wide fuzzy-grey leaves covered with orange trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium canum “El Tigre”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Lovely green-grey foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers in spring through fall. A great accent to any (native) garden. Deciduous in winter.
Epilobium canum “Marin Pink”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Broad, grey-green leaves covered with light pink trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium canum “Sierra Salmon”
Evergreen Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Narrow blue-grey leaves covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. Cut back in early spring for fuller growth.
Epilobium “Orange Carpet”
E. canum “Orange Carpet”
Semi-deciduous Perennial
Hummingbird plant. Light green foliage covered with orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers. A lovely accent to any (native) garden.
Epiphyllum
Probably actually Disocactus and Selenicereus hybrids.
Hybrid tree-growing jungle cacti; large colorful blooms
Epiphyllum anguliger
Giant colorful orchid-cactus flowers, blooms at night. Thick pendant stems.
Epithelantha micromeris
Mini grey-green globular plant w/tight white spines. Readily clumping
Eremophila “Blue Bells”
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub with slender silver-green leaves, flushed with tubular blue to purple flowers throughout the year.
Eremophila “Gray Horizon”
E. glabra “Gray Horizon”
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub with soft gray leaves with yellow flowers through the spring and summer.
Eremophila “Kalgoorlie”
E. glabra “Kalgoorlie”
Evergreen Perennial
Low growing shrub with gold flowers through the spring and summer.
Eremophila “Mingenew Gold”
Evergreen Groundcover
Fast-growing perennial groundcover, covered with tubular yellow flowers through the spring
Eremophila “Summertime Blue”
Evergreen Shrub
Spreads wide, arching branches with needle-like green leaves. tubular blue flowers from spring thru summer. Clay-soil-tolerant.
Eremophila “Valentine”
Evergreen Shrub
This dense shrub provides great winter color – tiny dark green leaves take on a red tinge and masses of pink and red tubular flowers through late winter. Cut back in early spring after blooming.
Eremophila hygrophana
Evergreen Perennial
Bushy shrub with lavender-blue flowers throughout the growing season.
Eremophila maculata “Aurea”
Evergreen Shrub
Rounded bushy shrub with yellow flowers in winter and spring. Keep pruned for shape.
Erepsia lacera
Triangular leaves, vertical stems. Vibrant pink flowers. 2½ ft tall.
Erica canaliculata “Rosea”
Evergreen Shrub
Charming shrub with soft green foliage and bright pink tubular flowers blooming spring through fall. Young plants can be pruned after flowering to encourage bushy growth and flower-bearing stems.
Erica cruenta
Evergreen Perennial Shrub
Evergreen shrub of soft needle-like foliage and curved blood-red tubular flowers clustering at the tops of tall bloom stalks. Young plants can be pruned after flowering to encourage bushy growth and flower-bearing stems.