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Aster Purple Dome in September 2011, caged for rabbit protection; 40% ETo. Photo SK Reid. Like other Michaelmas daisies, Purple Dome is an herbaceous perennial that dies to the ground in late fall/early winter and the only maintenance required is an annual cutting to the ground at this time.
Phlox Jagger in full bloom in April 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. Jagger is cultivar of groundcover or moss phlox with light mauve flowers from the Paparazzi series.
Phlox Levine in full bloom April 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. Levine is cultivar of groundcover or moss phlox with light mauve flowers from the Paparazzi series.
Phlox Adele in bloom March 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. These three cultivars of groundcover or moss phlox will be discussed together, since their results were very similar.
Phlomis purpurea in May 2013 on 20% ET0. Photo: SK Reid. This gray-foliaged Mediterranean plant performed best on the three lowest levels of irrigation. Growth differences did not show consistent variation dependent on irrigation.
Lomandra Seascape on 40% ET0 in September 2011. Photo: SK Reid. Following is a quote from a botanical website in Australia, where this plant is native.
Mimulus Curious Georgie Boy on 20% ET0 in September 2011. Photo: SK Reid. This plant began with great promise with dark green leaves and attractive golden yellow blooms beginning in May, but quickly showed a fickleness that was difficult to understand.
Osmanthus heterophyllus Purpureus in April 2011 showing reddish new growth. Photo: SK Reid. This variety of tea olive, also called purple-leaf false holly and holly olive, is a slow-growing evergreen shrub.
