Test PB Collection: FTE

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) is a federally-funded program through the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) that offers nutrition education to limited-resource families and children in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Chondropetalum tectorum in May 2015 on 20% ETo. Photo: SK Reid. Significant results for this South African species were somewhat derailed.

Dianella Cassa Blue in bloom in April 2015 before the start of treatments. Photo: SK Reid. This evergreen Australian perennial with bluish gray leaves showed no significant differences in growth between irrigation treatments.

Lomandra Breeze on 60% ET0 in Oct. 2015; good specimen- tip burn still apparent. Photo: SK Reid.

Prunus ilicifolia (with wide leaves) in October 2015 on 60% of ET0; overall form is mounding. Photo: SK Reid..

Rosa Cream Veranda in full bloom in June 2015 on 40% of ET0. Photo: SK Reid. The Veranda series of roses was bred by Kordes roses to be smaller than standard shrub rose varieties and suitable for beds near porches.

Rosa Kardinal Kolorscape in October 2015 on 20% of ET0. Photo: SK Reid. The Kolorscape collection of roses was bred to be a self-cleaning, disease free landscape rose, and in our trial it proved itself to be just that. Reaching an average height and width of 39 x 45 (98.5 x 114.

Solanum xanti Mountain Pride in full bloom in March before treatments. Photo: SK Reid. This California native cultivar of purple nightshade also had mortality issues beginning before establishment, but only the two higher treatments had mortality after treatment irrigation began in 2015.

Correa pulchella Pink Eyre beginning to bloom in October 2015 on 20% ETo. Photo: SK Reid. This small Australian shrub cultivar was a consistently high performer on all irrigation levels in our trials.

Dianella caerulea King Alfred in September 2015 on 60% ETo. Photo: SK Reid. Another Australian native cultivar, this was a lovely, lush, grass-like plant with pale violet blue flowers on long stalks which were followed by bright purple berry-like fruits.