Scientific name: Deschampsia cespitosa

Common name: tufted hair grass

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 9

Mature height and spread: 2 – 3 feet height, 1 – 2 feet spread

Sun: part shade

Water Use: medium, well-drained

Soil Requirement: well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from July to September

Suitable uses: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade

Quick ID description: native north America, easy plant to grow, nice size, semi-evergreen; problem is one plant is not enough, at least 25 to form a group

Scientific name: Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’

Common name: Fireglow spurge

Family name: Euphorbiaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4

Mature height and spread: 0.5 -1 meters height, 0.5 – 1 meters spread

Sun: part shade

Water Use: moisture, well-drained

Soil Requirement: rich, moisture, wet soil doing very well

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): orange/red flowers, green/red leaves

Quick ID description: summer flower and leaves colours, sun and moisture – good choice

Scientific name: Fuchsia magellanica ‘Little Giant’

Common name: Little Giant fuchsia

Family name: Onagraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 6 – 10

Sun: Sun, part sun, part shade

Water Use: even moisture

Soil Requirement: well-drained and rich soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): summer, fall, red and purple flowers, flower 4~5 months, hummingbirds like it

Quick ID description: attract hummingbirds

Scientific name: Delosperma cooperi

Common name: hardy ice-plant

Family name: Aizoaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 6 -10

Mature height and spread: 0.25 – 0.50 feet height, 1 – 2 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: dry

Soil Requirement: dry soil works very well

Leaf arrangement:

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): purple/pink flowers

Suitable uses: ground cover, naturalize

Quick ID description: south Africa plant, green roof plant, not tolerant shade

Scientific name: Eschscholzia californica

Common name: California poppy

Family name: Papaveraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 6 -10

Mature height and spread: 1 – 1.5 feet height, 1 – 1.5 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: sandy, poor to average, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): orange flower, 6 weeks flower period

Suitable uses: like poor soil, rocky area, sunny area, don’t like shade and competition

Scientific name: Calendula officinalis

Common name: pot marigold

Family name: Asteraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 2 – 11

Mature height and spread: 1 – 2 feet height, 1 – 2 feet spread

Sun: full sun to part shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from May to June, bright yellow to deep orange

Suitable uses: Annual. Easily grown in average, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Quick ID description: perennials plant, Mexican, edible salad, cool weather flower well, seeds itself everywhere

Scientific name: Allium cernuum

Common name: nodding onion

Family name: Amaryllidaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 8

Mature height and spread: 1 – 1.5 feet height, 0.25 – 0.5 feet spread

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water Use: need well drainage

Soil Requirement: dry to medium, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): purple/pink flowers

Suitable uses: rocky area, sunny area

Quick ID description: native species, edible onion, easy take care plant

Scientific name: Saxifrage stolonifera

Common name: strawberry begonia

Family name: Saxifragaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 6 – 9

Mature height and spread: 0.5 – 1.5 feet height, 1 – 2 feet spread

Sun: part shade to full shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: moist, organically rich, light, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white/purple flowers

Suitable uses: be planted in moist, organically rich, light, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade

Quick ID description: evergreen woodland perennials, shady area works better, rounded leaves, likes shade

Scientific name: Salvia forsskaolii

Common name: Balkan sage

Family name: Lamiaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 5 – 11

Mature height and spread: 2′ – 3′ height, 2′ 3′ spread

Sun: Sun, part sun, part shade

Water Use: regular

Soil Requirement: well-drained, rich

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): blue,purple, white flower colours, Summer blooming plant

Quick ID description: from California, leaves are small in Sunny area, leaves are large in shade area

Scientific name: Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’

Common name: Palace Purple alum root

Family name: Saxifragaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 9

Mature height and spread: 1 – 2 feet height, 1 – 1.5 feet spread

Sun: full sun to part shade

Water Use: medium

Soil Requirement: organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to July, blush white

Suitable uses: Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Quick ID description: looks great in deep shade