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Plant of the Month September – California Fuchsia September 20th, 2017

September Plant of the Month – Epilobium canum– California Fuchsia ( note some databases and nurseries refer to it a Zaushneria californica) While this native fuchsia can seem to take over through many part of the year it is this time of year the annoyance seems worth it. The mounds at the MG Livermore Demo Garden …

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Plant of the Month August- Dwarf Plumbago August 17th, 2017

August Plant of the Month- Dwarf Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides – While though much of the year this groundcover sit there sleepily, in August it shines with a coat of beautiful blue blooms. It is a vivid true blue. Leaves are a bronzy green that turn more red as fall progresses. I have used in in …

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