Full Sun
Low WaterMature Size: 25’X 25’
A young Netleaf Hackberry passes through a rather ungainly adolescence, but with a little pruning, like a butterfly from a chrysalis, it emerges as a sculptural small shade tree that provides habitat for butterflies and songbirds as well as cooling our patios and decks on a very modest water budget. Deep roots allow its use close to walls and paving without risk.
Full Sun, Part ShadeLow WaterMature Size: Climbing X 40’
Blooming Season: Spring
Flower Color: Pale yellow or white
Rarely do you find a plant that is fast growing, evergreen and long-lived. Lady Banks Rose is all those things and it produces a beautiful if brief show of flowers in spring using surprisingly little water. This plant grows large and, unlike most roses, blooms on old wood. It produces the best flower show when pruned sparingly, removing a few of the oldest canes every few years.
Full Sun, Part Shade
Medium WaterMature Size: Climbing X 8’
Blooming Season: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Coral orange
If the sweet scent and rampant growth of honeysuckle are too much of a good thing in your opinion, Coral Honeysuckle may be the vine for you. It is unscented and one of the least aggressive members of the family, yet its brilliant flowers pro- vide plenty of nectar for hummingbirds. If you’d like a smaller sized but fragrant vine, try the hybrid Lonicera x heckrottii, Goldflame Honeysuckle, which differs in having clusters of scented gold and coral-pink blossoms.
Full SunMedium WaterMature Size: Climbing X 40’
Blooming Season: Summer
Flower Color: Orange
Trumpet Vine is a hummingbird’s delight with brilliantly colored, luscious nectar- rich flowers produced over a long season. From a human point of view the caveat is to provide a strong enough support and enough space for this vigorous rambler.