Common name:Tricolor Mountain Flax
Botanical name:Phormium cookianum hookeri 'Tricolor'
Standing 6' high, this variety of Phormium is yellow with green and light rose variegation.
Common name:Rosea Ice Plant
Botanical name:Drosanthemum floribundum
Durable groundcover well-suited to growing under desert trees and in other partial shade areas. Rosea iceplant will stay under 1' tall and spread to about 3'. Pink-purple blooms will cover this plant from spring to summer.
Common name:Torch Lily
Botanical name:Kniphofia hybrids
This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green leaves and has red, orange, and yellow flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.
Common name:Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Madrone
Botanical name:Arbutus unedo
This plant is either a small tree or large evergreen shrub. It has a red- brownish trunk and branches that are twisted with age. The dark green leaves have red stems. It has clusters of small, white or greenish- white, urn shaped flowers and small, red and yellow round that has a strawberry like texture from which the common name is derived. It has slow to moderate growth to15' with the same spread.
It can become damaged in severe winters.
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Soils and Compost:
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Water Saving Tip:
Irrigate early in the morning and/or late in the evening to reduce water loss due to evaporation and wind drift.
Integrated Pest Management:
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.