If your goal is to have something blooming in your garden year round, check back to this page often.  This is where we will display pictures of the Master Gardeners' Garden with complete descriptions of the plants that are showing their true colors.

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SALVIA:  COSTA RICAN (Salvia 'Costa Rican')  A wonderfully textured salvia that grows 4' tall and is topped with large panicles of vibrant blue flowers which blooms in cycles through the summer and fall.  This is a salvia that actually does well in PART SHADE

YUCCA (Yucca Filimentosa)  Evergreen, sword-like leaves, long lasting ref flowers produced on 4-6' stalks.  Lasts from spring through summer.  Heat and drought tolerant.  SUNNY DRY AREA.

BULBINE (Bulbinella sp.)  An evergreen, succulent perennial with leaves similar to the Aloe though smaller.  It needs a well-drained location.  It blooms yellow (background) or tangerine (fore-
ground) most of the year if spent blossoms are removed.  SUN.

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This web site is maintained by Master Gardener Laura Bellmore, under the direction of William M. Johnson, Ph.D., County Extension Agent-Horticulture & Master Gardener Program Coordinator.

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