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Coast  Rosemary
Red Star Cordyline
Bird Of Paradise
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Desert Spoon
Coast  Rosemary

Common name:Coast Rosemary
Botanical name:Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'

This evergreen shrub will grow 3-6' high x 6-8' wide and has lavender flowers that bloom February through spring. It is drought tolerant and does well in full sun or partial shade.

Red Star Cordyline

Common name:Red Star Cordyline
Botanical name:Cordyline australis 'Red Star'

Cordyline australis is a evergreen shrub that grows 12' to 30' tall and 10' to 15' wide with sword-like leaves or a reddish color. It likes full sun, and is very tolerant of heat and drought. It will live in any type of soil that is well drained. Cut back to develop multiple trunks.

Bird Of Paradise

Common name:Bird Of Paradise
Botanical name:Strelitzia reginae

This shrub will grow to 6' tall and has large, gray/green fronds with orange, blue, white, or multi-colored flowers that bloom throughout the year.

Copper King Gazania

Common name:Copper King Gazania
Botanical name:Gazania 'Copper King'

This perennial groundcover will grow 6-10" tall and has soft, grayish/green foliage with yellow/orange flowers that bloom April to September.

Desert Spoon

Common name:Desert Spoon
Botanical name:Dasylirion wheeleri

Desert Spoon requires little maintenance, as it tolerates drought, reflected heat and poor soils. It develops a short, thick trunk while reaching 6' tall and wide. Leaves are linear gray-green to 3' long and armed. During late spring and summer, erect stems of white creamy flowers are visible. It is a long lived shrub and slow-growing. It needs a well-drained site; it is cold and drought hardy.

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Simple Planter Divide

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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:

Group plants in your garden according to water needs (hydrozone).

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.