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ARTHROPODIUM candidum 'purpureum'

8/19/2020

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Pronounced (are-throw-poh-dee-uhm  can-dee-dum  purr-purr-ee-uhm)
Fast facts:
  • commonly known as 'dwarf rock lily' or 'New Zealand rock lily'
  • purpley bronze leaves that set small white flowers in summer
  • mature plants will be 8-10" tall while flowering stems are approximately 12" tall
  • deciduous grass that spreads through clumping or self-seeding
Plant this arthropodium in part to full sun where you seeking to add some extra detail on a smaller scale. Rock gardens are an option, or in mixed beds, but would not recommend for containers or borders due to its deciduous nature. Spreads, but not aggressively, and adds a whimsical texture and a soft color. A relative of lilies, though in different families, the similarity is palpable when white lily-like flowers emerge in June/July. Flowers will continue throughout summer if deadheaded, and black seeds will set in autumn. Cut grass to 1-2" above the ground once it has died back completely. Can be divided at the start of spring. Appreciates some moisture in the soil. 
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SESELI gummiferum

6/17/2020

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Pronounced (seh-seh-lee goo-me-fair-um)
Fast facts:
  • commonly known as moon carrot
  • in the Apiaceae family, which includes celery, carrots, and parsley
  • loves full sun, can tolerate part shade, and is drought tolerant

Quite similar to the habit of Angelica pachycarpa, this semi-evergreen is technically a biannual, that can be forced to be perennial by pruning the flowers to the ground as soon as they die and before they go to seed. If choosing not to maintain them in this way, they will behave as a biannual by blooming their second year, and then self-seeding. A quirky addition to a drought tolerant landscape, this wonderful specimen is showing without much maintenance work at all. Silvery fern-like leaves emerge from a central growing stem, with large umbels of white flowers emerging the second year. Does not die back in the winters in Portland, lending it to be a semi-evergreen rather than a true perennial. Not commonly seen in many Portland gardens, though it is an excellent choice for the gardener or homeowner seeking a unique, low maintenance, and drought tolerant landscape!


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