Nolina nelsonii Miscanthus Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently

Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer

Blue oak sage prefers a very well-drained site in the border or rock garden

golden yellow

it's hard to imagine that these are really ferns

the towering clumps are is topped with massive

Nolina nelsonii Miscanthus Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistentlyFrom the Mexican state of Tamaulipas comes this really cool and far out bear grass (a little Deadhead gardener lingo). Mature architectural specimens of Nolina nelsonii resemble giant ponytail palms, with rigid but not sharp, pointed, 3' long x 1" wide, silvery blue green, grass like foliage. When the 10' 12' tall deer resistant clumps mature (18 years in our climate), a 4' tall bloom stalk will rocket forth with thousands of tiny white flowers! To