re:What's "new"

These are some of my favorite "newish" plants.  None of them is hard to find anymore, and while few are yet common in suburban landscapes, their availability gives hope to these sensible, proven (for me) performers:
Tree:
 Geijera parviflora (would love to know how to pronounce that genus); a wonderful, moderately fast growing, but tidy tree.  It is lovely by the pool, needs little water, and is very mess-free; looks good all year.
 
ground cover:
Myoporum parviflorum; this is the hardiest groundcover I have ever seen.  It grows wherever, stays nice all year, and smells like ketones when you step on it!  It always throws me right back to Organic Chem. Lab!
 
perennials:
Gaura lindheimeri- even though this tends to self-seed, I just find it so lovely and airy for its long bloom time.
Erigeron karvinskianus; destined to replace the little English daisy it mimics, this is one tough, long-blooming plant, a great filler and foreground plant.
 
There are so many nice ceanothus varieties available now too, that there weren't available not so many years ago.  My favorite is one a got at a raffle for MGS at the Davis Arboretum!  I can't remember its species name, but it is fantastic in bloom, with quite large, vividly bluish-purple panicles, causing my neighbors to gawk and envy- and let's face it, that alone makes it worth growing! Ha!
 
Karrie Reid
Folsom Foothill Gardener
 
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