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Perennials
Frost usually comes sometime in December.  In this warm microclimate, many perennials continue to bloom sparsely through the first half of December, and sometimes until the beginning of January or beyond. 

Willow Leaf Sunflower
 Firespike-3.html
Firespike		 Zinnia-2.html
Mexican Bush Sage		 Zinnia-2.html
Forsythia Sage

Salvia coccinea
BushDaisy-1.html
Bush Daisy		 ButterflyWeed-3.html
Scarlet Milkweed
Agastache
Fuchsia
Flowering Maple
Zinnia-2.html
Mexican Tarragon
Pentas-2.html
Pentas 
 SalviaVanhoutti-1.html
Belize Sage)
Zinnia-2.html
Salvia Indigo Spires

Helenium

Turk's Cap
Zinnia-2.html
Gerbera Daisy
SalviaGuaranitica-3.html
Salvia Guaranitica
 Zinnia-2.html
Red Shrimp Plant
PorterWeed-1.html
Mexican Heather
Annuals - blooming until frost
Hollyhock-1.html
Pansy

 Petunias-2.html
Petunias		 These two annuals will grow all winter, when there is little color elsewhere.
Shrubs & Vines
TeaOlive-1.html
Tea Olive		 Zinnia-2.html
Copper Canyon
Daisy		 Cassia-2.html
Cassia
Satsuma-2.html
Tiwanica Lemon		 Satsuma-2.html
Satsuma
EncoreAzalea-1.html
Encore Azalea

Willow Jessamine

Calamondin
Roses - still some blooms

Camellia sasanqua		 Camellia-1.html
Camellia Japonica
Fruit and Vegetables (thumbnails to be added soon)
  • Collards
  • Lettuce
  • Mustard
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Onions, Chives, Garlic Chives