Scientific name: Saliva superba

Common name: violet sage

Family name: Lamiaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 8

Mature height and spread: 1-2.5 feet height, 1-1.5 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: dry to medium

Soil Requirement: dry to medium, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): purple/pink/dark blue/deep blue flower colours, odd smell, ground flower

Suitable uses: Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun

Scientific name: Papaver orientalis

Common name: oriental poppy

Family name: Papaveraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 3 -8

Mature height and spread: 45 -60 cm height, 60-90 cm spread

Sun: Full sun

Water Use: average, regular, do not overwater

Soil Requirement: well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): short season, end of April produce big hairy leaves, July foliage die with no evidence

Scientific name: Kniphofia hybrid

Common name: torch lily

Family name: Xanthorrhoeaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 30- 36 inches height, 18-24 inches spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: good drainage

Soil Requirement: acidic, well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): gold/orange shades, red shades

Suitable uses: open full sun, hummingbird do like this plant

Scientific name: Gunnera manicata

Common name: giant gunnera

Family name: Gunneraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: can not grow it above 100 meters high in Vancouver – too much cold and get damaged, zone 7-10

Mature height and spread: 1.5m long leave, 3m cross leave

Sun: part shade

Water Use: medium to wet

Soil Requirement: very moisture soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to July, reddish-green

Suitable uses: Best grown in fertile, humus-rich consistently moist to boggy soils in part shade

Scientific name: Primula Candelabra Hybrids

Common name: candelabra primrose

Family name: Primulaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 -9

Mature height and spread: 30-60 cm height

Sun: part shade

Water Use: average or moist

Soil Requirement: clay, acidic, well-drained

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): spring flowering, into early summer, 6-8 weeks in flower

Scientific name: Nassella tenuissima

Common name: Mexican feather grass

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 6 – 10

Mature height and spread: 12-24 inches height, 12-24 inches spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: once established, needs only occasional watering

Soil Requirement: well-drained soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is summer, flower is brown

Suitable uses: Beautifully grown in masses, this is a candidate for rock gardens, dry streambeds and next to landscape boulders

Quick ID description:  airy flower heads sway gently with the slightest breeze