Plant Name: Nandina domestica
Common Name: Dwarf Heavenly bamboo
Cultivar: Firepower
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height: 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Bloom Time: None–Prized for lime green leaves & brilliant red fall color.
Exposure: Full sun
Soil Requirements: rich, humus, well drained, acid soil.
Water Needs: 1st growing season water weekly until established, more in extreme heat. Once established water deeply, but less frequent.
Attributes: Vibrant Fall Color, Firewise Plant, Waterwise Plant, disease resistant, hardy.
Uses: Urban Garden, Woodland Garden, Asian/Zen Garden, Borders, Containers, Mass plantings, Groundcover.
Note: Firepower Nandina does not produce berries.
USDA Zone: 6-11
Tag Archives: Evergreen Shrub
Horticulture Report: Creeping Rosemary
Plant Name: Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ (Creeping Rosemary)
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height: 1 foot
Spread: 2- 5 feet
Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Color: Bluish purple
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained average soil
Water Needs: Medium, drought tolerant
Attributes: Hardy, Fast-growing, Prostrate habit, Attractive flowers, Strong pine-like fragrance & flavor, Cascades.
Note: Prone to aerial blight, bacterial leaf spots, and several root rots if too wet.
Uses: Culinary Herb, Beds, Containers, Ground Cover, Rockery, Top of Dry Wall
USDA Zone: 8-11 (Note: Only Hardy to 200 F)
Horticulture Report: Kinnikinnick
Plant Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Common Name: Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry
Plant type: Ground cover
Height: 6-12 Inches
Spread: Trailing to 15 Feet
Bloom Time: May -June
Flower Color: White tinged with Pink, Urn-shaped and Waxy
Exposure: Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Rocky or Sandy, Acid Soil. Soil should not be compacted around the plants and plants should not be fertilized.
Water Needs: Low
Attributes: Firewise Pant, Evergreen, Drought-Tolerant , Cold and Heat tolerant, Fall Color, Mat-Forming Low Shrub, Pollen is beneficial to Native Bees, Hummingbirds & Butterflies. Red Fall Berries are favored by birds and wildlife.
Native Habitat: Rocky, open woods; dry, sandy hills; mountainous regions
Uses: Ground Cover, Rock Gardens, Erosion Control, Footpath control.
USDA Zone: 2-6