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Vine on top of Patio Cover
Firebird Border Penstemon
Blue Oat Grass
Dbl. White Lady Banks' Rose
Bougainvillea Selection
Flowering or Evergreen Pear
Iceberg Floribunda Rose
Firebird Border Penstemon

Common name:Firebird Border Penstemon
Botanical name:Penstemon 'Firebird'

Penstemon gloxiniodes 'Firebird' is perennial, but sometimes treated as an annual. Compact, bushy, upright growth to '-4'. Tubular summer flowers in loose spikes at stem ends, in a rosy red color.

Blue Oat Grass

Common name:Blue Oat Grass
Botanical name:Helictotrichon sempervirens

The blue oat grass is a evergreen blue clumping grass that grows 12-18 in. tall and wide. Its showy flowers are 1-2 ft. above the foliage. This plant looks good alone as well as in mass plantings. The blue oat grass likes dry hill sides and is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Dbl. White Lady Banks' Rose

Common name:Dbl. White Lady Banks' Rose
Botanical name:Rosa banksiae 'Alba Plena'

Lady Bank's Rose is a vigorous climbing vine that will grow to 20' or more. It has glossy, leathery green leaves with large showy clusters of fragrant, doubled flowers that bloom in spring. 'Alba Plena' has white blooms.

Bougainvillea Selection

Common name:Bougainvillea Selection
Botanical name:Bougainvillea spectabilis

This species is hardy and vigorous, with a showy, ornamental display of puple color. It blooms well in areas with cool summers. Frost tender.

Flowering or Evergreen Pear

Common name:Flowering or Evergreen Pear
Botanical name:Pyrus kawakamii

This variety grows as a small tree to about 20' tall and as wide. In mildest climates it is an evergreen, and the leaves are glossy, oval, and pointed. During the winter, clusters of white flowers can be seen.

Iceberg Floribunda Rose

Common name:Iceberg Floribunda Rose
Botanical name:Rosa 'Iceberg'

This is a shrub rose (there are climbing varieties) with an abundance of fragrant, medium sized, white blooms. It is one of the most popular roses and very tough.

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Vine on top of Patio Cover

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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:

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

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.