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Parasol Aeonium
Cape Rush
Pork And Beans
Japanese Camellia
Dalmation Bellflower
Endress' Cranesbill or Geranium
Parasol Aeonium

Common name:Parasol Aeonium
Botanical name:Aeonium arboreum

An upright succulent with rosette leaf clusters. Forms a mound and can be easily propagated by cuttings. Naturalizes.

Cape Rush

Common name:Cape Rush
Botanical name:Chondropetalum tectorum

Chondropetalum tectorum has 3-4 ft. tall stems that shoot out in all directions from the roots. Each stem has papery bracts connected to the endes that turn from tan to dark drown, then fall off. Chondropetalum can grow in marshes, in the ground with regular watering, or in drought conditions.

Pork And Beans

Common name:Pork And Beans
Botanical name:Sedum rubrotinctum

This groundcover will grow less than 1' tall and has small leaves that vary in color and are brownish/bronze in the fall. Red and yellow flowers will bloom in spring and summer.

Japanese Camellia

Common name:Japanese Camellia
Botanical name:Camellia japonica

An evergreen shrub or small tree, the Camellia japonica can reach 6-15' depending on the variety. It is intended for growth in part sun to shade, with average to little summer watering when established. They make excellent container plants. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Dalmation Bellflower

Common name:Dalmation Bellflower
Botanical name:Campanula portenschlagiana

The Dalmation Bellflower is a mounding, deciduous perennial that forms a curtain of purple flowers often blooming in waves throughout the year. It should be grown in areas with sun to partial shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Endress' Cranesbill or Geranium

Common name:Endress' Cranesbill or Geranium
Botanical name:Geranium endressii

This handsome tree has near-evergreen leaves which have a long blooming period.

Designer: Barbara Jackel Landscape Dsgn

Monochromatic Urns

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Water Saving Tip:

Eliminate runoff, especially with fixed spray sprinklers, clay soils, and slopes, by dividing the total watering time into shorter increments.
This allows water to soak in.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.