Libertia
Iridaceae
Perennials
Iris relatives with fans of swordlike leaves and clusters of white flowers from late spring to midsummer. Blooms consist of three large petals and three much smaller ones, giving them a triangular look.
To 2 ft. high, 1 ft.wide; forms colonies by rhizomes. Narrow, erect olive green leaves have a strong orange to brownish-orange center stripe; especially attractive when backlit. Branching clusters of inch-wide flowers on stems shorter than leaves. Good in containers.
Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'
A colorful, dependablelow shrub or groundcoverwith gray-green foliage that isbright coppery pink when ...
Azara microphylla
Best-known species. Growsslowly in youth, faster onceestablished. Typically reaches12–18 ft. tall and ...
Solanum xantii
FromCalifornia. Erect or sprawlingto 2–3 ft. high and 3 ft. wide.Ovate green leaves to 1 3/4 in.long. ...
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