Common name:Freeway Daisy, Trailing African Dai
Botanical name:Osteospermum fruticosum
This ground cover will grow 1-3' tall and has medium-size green leaves with purple or blue flowers that can bloom all year.
Common name:Prostrate Rosemary
Botanical name:Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
The 'Prostratus' grows to a height of 2-3' with a spread to 8'. Its flowers are pale, lavender-blue in color, and the leaves are needle-like with a dark, blue-green color. This plant makes a good ground cover, and its leaves can be used as seasoning in cooking.
Common name:Lavender Starflower
Botanical name:Grewia occidentalis
This broad shrub will reach about 12' tall and has small, dark green leaves with lavender flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall. Semi-tender.
Designer: | Colors Spill Over |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Group plants in your garden according to water needs (hydrozone).
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.