Common name: Kentia Palm Mature
Botanical name: Howea forsteriana Mature

This palm will reach about 40' tall and 10' wide. It has long, drooping leaflets that are slender and deep green. Leaves can be 7' long. Trunk may be swollen at base. Juvenile tree trunks are green, turning brown with age. This single trunk receives scars from the fronds that have shed. Kentia palm prefers partial shade or full shade. It does best with regular watering. Be careful not to overwater during winter. It can tolerate some salt spray but not high humidity or too much rain. It does best in well draining, loamy soil. Kentia does flower if located in full sun (3.5' long white flowers in winter). Fruit will appear after about 15 years; it is a dull red color, oval and 3" in diameter. Kentia is grown in containers for indoor use where there is bright light. It tolerates wind.

Common name: Mendocino Reed Grass
Botanical name: Calamagrostis foliosa

This tufted perennial bunchgrass is native to the Northern California coastal scrub. It forms a beautiful, dense mound of gray-green leaves that reach 2' tall, with showy arching buff colored flower stalks to 3' tall in spring and summer. Reed Grass foliage turn into an attractive purple coloration in the fall and winter. This evergreen should be grown in full sun, with little or no summer watering required.

Common name: Mendocino Reed Grass
Botanical name: Calamagrostis foliosa

This tufted perennial bunchgrass is native to the Northern California coastal scrub. It forms a beautiful, dense mound of gray-green leaves that reach 2' tall, with showy arching buff colored flower stalks to 3' tall in spring and summer. Reed Grass foliage turn into an attractive purple coloration in the fall and winter. This evergreen should be grown in full sun, with little or no summer watering required.

Common name: Bougainvillea cultivars
Botanical name: Bougainvillea cvs.

The large amount of flamboyant color on this species creates a wonderful accent in a garden. Varieties can be in bush or vine form; colors vary. Once established, they tend to be carefree. All varieties are susceptible to frost damage. The 'Barbara Karst' variety blooms bright red in full sun; more crimson if in shade. It blooms early and long.