Cotoneaster humifusa with flowers and berry
CARE. Protect during hot and dry summer, and from low temperatures. It is best in warmer climates. Enriched soil is not necessary but produces a more pleasing tree.
PROPAGATION. Seeds, cuttings, grafting. Seeds are stratified, and do not always come true. Cuttings are more satisfactory.
SPECIAL USES. Bonsai.
Daboecia cantabrica Ericaceae Irish Bell Heather
An evergreen shrub, upright and dwarf (ten to eighteen inches). The leaves are dark green but fuzzy white underneath. Purple, drooping-urn flowers, in clusters, last all summer.
CARE. Soil gritty, sandy, and peaty. Protect in winter and be careful about drainage. Mulch with salt hay or evergreen leaves.
PROPAGATION. Seeds, cuttings from ripe wood under glass.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens.