Common name:Forest Pansy Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
This small tree may reach 25' tall and it has dark green/purple leaves that are purple in the fall. Amazing pink flowers bloom in the spring and fill the tree.
Common name:Amazing Red Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Amazing Red'
Phormium 'Amazing Red' is an evergreen perennial. It is a 2' tall, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. Leaves are dark reddish brown in color.
Common name:Rainbow Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca amethystima 'Superba'
The Rainbow Fescue is a hardy fescue with fine, blue green foliage that grows 8" tall. It has spring flowers that are 12" above the foliage. This fescue is a very showy, neat grass for sunny spots during spring and fall. The Rainbow Fescue is drought tolerant.
Common name:Golden Breath Of Heaven
Botanical name:Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold'
Golden Breath of Heaven is a fine, textured, low growing shrub to 10" high and wide with bright yellow foliage. It is excellent for rock gardens. It is drought tolerant.
Common name:Gray Honey Myrtle
Botanical name:Melaleuca incana
This Melaleuca has soft, fuzzy gray leaves and grows to 6-10' tall and 6'-10' wide. It produces small, creamy yellow flowers in the spring. It requires well drained soil to perform well. There is little to no maintenance once established. It is used effectively as a screen.
Common name:Parasol Aeonium
Botanical name:Aeonium arboreum
Parasol Aeonium is an upright succulent with rosette leaf clusters. It forms a mound and can be easily propagated by cuttings.
Designer: Susanne Jett | D'amore Garden |
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Irrigate in the early morning to minimize evaporation.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.