Mexican Sage
Salvia leucantha
This perennial prefers full sun to partial shade with 3-6 hours direct sun for optimum growth.
Typical height of this fast grower is 3-4’
Mexican Sage exhibit a gray-green foliage with fluffy brilliant purple blooms
USDA Hardiness Zones 9-11
Excellent choice for container gardens, as a border plant, in rock & cutting gardens
Variegated Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
This is a showy tropical plant with striped green on yellow foliage.
The blooms appear as bulbous clusters atop thick flower stalks.
They grow 8-10’ tall.
Shell Ginger prefers full to partial sun and rich organic soil.
USDA Hardiness Zone 8-11
They need protection from cold northern exposure in zones with freezing temperatures.
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
This Native Wildflower is a densely tufted green leafed perennial and member of the iris family as evident by its small pale blue flowers atop a bare stalk.
They grow to 18 inches in height.
Blue-eyed Grass prefers full sun to partial shade & moist soil.
They are a useful plant for rock gardens, poorly drained areas, border and container gardening.
Blue-eyed grass has medicinal use as tea in some cultures for diarrhea, worms and unsettled stomach.
USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9
Giant Dwarf Papyrus
Cyprus percamenthus
This variety is smaller than the Egyptian Papyrus, yet larger and more compact like the dwarf variety.
As common name of this variety includes giant and dwarf it is also referred to as the "Oxymoron Papyrus” sharing characteristics of both the true giant and the dwarf varieties.
Typical placement by enthusiasts is in the shallow areas of the pond in 1-4 inches of water.
They are often grown in containers to allow removal from the pond or container garden to overwinter indoors.
Giant Dwarf Papyrus prefer full Sun to shady range.
Pale green blooms in Summer.
Propagation done by splitting rhizomes or from seeds.
USDA Hardiness Zones 8-11
Porterweed
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
The Blue blooming variety is the only species native to Florida and the most cold hardy of the mostly tropical native genus.
The blooms appear a darker bluish purple when exposed to greater amounts of sunlight.
They grow to 6’ tall.
Porterweed prefers full sun to partial shade.
The flowers bloom partially up whirling stem.
Butterfly & hummingbird attractor
USDA Hardiness Zones 9b-11.
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