Common name: Mediterranean Tree Mallow
Botanical name: Lavatera maritima
This large, shrubby perennial grows up to 6' and has profuse lavender pink flowers with maroon highlights. From the Mallow family, the flowers are produced year round and are especially showy in the fall.
Common name: Pygmy Date Palm
Botanical name: Phoenix roebelenii
This tree will grow to about 10' tall and has dark green, spiny petiole foliage. It does well in full sun to heavy shade; it likes moderate to heavy irrigation, but can take periods of dryness. Also known as: Roebelin Palm
Common name: Grosso Long Stemmed Lavender
Botanical name: Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
Long Stemmed Lavender has beautiful lavender colored plumes in the summer, reaching 3' tall and wide. Fragrance from blooms attract bees. Dried flowers used for sachets, oils, medicinal and culinary uses. Foliage is gray green and thin. This perennial has "fatter" flower spikes than other lavenders. It prefers full sun in well draining soil with low fertilizer. Does not tolerate frost or humidity.
Common name: Rubrum New Zealand Flax
Botanical name: Phormium tenax 'Rubrum'
New Zealand Flax. Burgundy sword-shaped foliage. Deer resistant. Evergreen perennial. Full sun. 3-4 ft. tall and 1-3 ft. wide.