Flowering Perennials & Accent Plants

Phormium 'Maori Queen'

'Maori Queen' New Zealand flax is a hardy perennial prized for its wide, olive green leaves with rose-red edges, forming a clump of up to 4 feet wide, with the leaves reaching a height of up to 6 feet. It can tolerate high heat, but does best with supplemental summer irrigation.

Phormium 'Platt's Black'

Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'

Phormium 'Rainbow Sunrise'

Phormium 'Rainbow Sunrise' is a medium-sized variety of New Zealand flax that bears salmon-pink new leaves that fade to a pale yellow with bronze-green bands along the margins. It does best during the hot months when given supplemental irrigation. Some trials in Southern California have shown it to grow to 4ft, depending on a variety of conditions, but typically will not grow taller than 3ft.

Phormium 'Sundowner'

Sundowner New Zealand flax is a large cultivar that develops 2in wide bronze-green leaves that have rose-pink margins. The pinkish margins fade to a cream color in summer, while new leaves often come out completely rose pink, creating a beautiful visual contrast. While 'Sundowner' tolerates fairly dry and hot conditions, it looks best with supplemental summer irrigation.

Phormium 'Tom Thumb'

Phormium 'Tom Thumb' is a dwarf variety of New Zealand flax, reaching a max height and width of 2 feet. Its half-inch wide leaves arch slightly with some undulation. The leaves are green with bronze margins and a dark central vein. While 'Tom Thumb' can tolerate fairly dry and hot conditions, it does best with supplemental summer irrigation.

Salvia spathacea - Hummingbird Sage

Hummingbird sage is a fragrant California native that bears 30-in tall stalks of bright magenta flowers in spring and summer. These flowers are extremely attractive to hummingbirds. Hummingbird sage grows in a mounding habit, and can spread up to 5ft, and grows to 1-2ft tall.