Test PB Collection: FTE

Muhlenbergia capillaris Irvine Plumetastic in October 2019 at South Coast REC showing its wine blooms just beginning to show. Photo: SK Reid. Researchers planted #1-sized material at both sites in October 2017.

Rhaphiolepis umbellata Southern Moon showing beautiful blooms at South Coast REC in June. Photo: SK Reid. Southern Moon is a small shrub with deep green foliage and coppery new growth.

Rosa Limoncello just coming into full bloom in May 2019, with lots of buds left to open. Photo: SK Reid. Limoncello is a low-growing shrub or groundcover rose with simple, vivid yellow flowers borne in clusters.

The vivid warm red blooms of Rosa Brick House at first flush in May 2019 in Davis. Photo: SK Reid. Brick House is a shrub rose with rich red semi-double blooms which earned our UC Blue Ribbon award for high performance on low water. Roses were planted in both sites in February 2017.

Sporobolus wrightii on 20% ETo in September 2017. Photo: SK Reid. Giant Sacaton is the common name for this large California and Southwest native grass.

Rosa Double Knock Out on 80% ETo in May 2017. Photo: SK Reid. As with most of our roses in previous trials, the highest average overall quality rating for Double Knock Out was on the moderate irrigation level at 50% of ETo (Table 17a).

Rosa Icecap on 80% ETo in May 2017. Other treatments showed similar bloom coverage. Photo: SK Reid. Icecap is an extremely floriferous shrub rose that achieved better overall appearance ratings on the two higher irrigation treatments only during the hottest month of July (Table 13a).

Rosa Peachy Keen on 80% ETo in May 2017. Photo: SK Reid. This peach-colored shrub rose is smaller than most with dark green foliage.

Rosa Sunny Knock Out on 20% ETo on May 1, 2017. Photo: SK Reid. Foliage damage from aphids, thrips, and some powdery mildew were the main detriments to the appearance of this yellow shrub rose.

Rosa White Drift on 80% ETo May 2017. Photo: SK Reid. This new member of the Drift rose series was a steady bloomer, but showed leaf edge necrosis beginning in July.