Re: Dodonea viscosa 'Purpurea' or 'Saratoga'

Hi Carol, Laura, Moira and Nan,
 
Many thanks to each of you for your advice.
 
Moira, I can see that the Dodenea will eventually get too large but I do love them.  If the ones in my front yard get that big they will eventually have to be taken out I think as I have them in a mini forest situation with a couple of maple trees.  But our soil is poor and summer so hot they are growing rather slowly.
 
I don't know why I didn't think of the Leptospermum.  I actually have a Rose variety growing in my yard, although it hasn't had much growth - I think it is too hot here for it.  Not sure why I didn't think of it - I will have to start reviewing my own plant list when I am researching plant choices.  I had two other rose leptospermum that died last year and one white variety which also died, so I am down to my last one.  Two died from heat then the third from the freeze last winter.  I can't believe the one I still have made it through last winter.  It is in a raised mound with some other shrubs facing east - so is somewhat protected there, gets early morning sun and is shaded a bit from the hot afternoon sun - we shall see.
 
I live in Zone 9 in Central California.  But the plants I am recommending are for someone living in the Bay Area and the tea tree really thrives in that area.
 
Nan,  I have sent the folks on a shopping trip for the Ruby Glow - thanks so much.
 
Carol, Dark Shadows sounds great with its weeping habit.  I am really wishing I could grow them here, but summer is just too brutal here for many things.
 
Laura, those bamboo sound wonderful, I will have to check them out - I have a buddha's belly I planted here last year and it is really taking off - but now I see it may get too tall for where I have it planted.  I do have the roots restricted but they are tough.  I love Euphorbia - but have never seen that variety of Euphorbia you mentioned - the folks are wanting something evergreen for that location though.  The frost would probably kill it here but Agonis sounds wonderful, I am learning about so many new plants. 
 
Thanks again.
 
Linda Starr
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