Do you know your planting zone? Selecting plants is not a one-plant-fits-all approach. Trees, shrubs, plants, vegetables, etc., all have their own climate requirement to grow and produce at their best.
The Wollemia nobilis of Australia have been saved from the raging fires of Australia by special fire crews and air dropped fire retardant in a Top Secret operation.
The Cymbidium (sym-BID-ee-um) orchids are known for their beautiful, long-lasting sprays of flowers and they do well outside. There are two main typesstandards and miniatures. Miniatures only grow where summer nights are above 70F.
Cardamine californica, or Milkmaids, is an herbaceous flowering perennial plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California. It is common in a variety of habitats including shady slopes, open woodlands and grasslands.