Common name:Garden Nasturtium
Botanical name:Tropaeolum majus
This garden annual ground cover, vine and will grow less than 1' tall, but will spread and climb up to 6 '. Nasturtium has 2" light green leaves with edible, red, orange, yellow, or white flowers that are in constant bloom throughout the warm season. This plant usually reseeds, with new plants emerging in early spring.
Common name:Wulfen Euphorbia
Botanical name:Euphorbia characias wulfenii
This perennial will reach about 4' tall and has significant green leaves with clusters of yellow flowers.
Common name:Yellow Moraea, Fortnight Lily
Botanical name:Dietes bicolor
This clumping perennial iris relative stands 3-4' high. It has light yellow iris-like flowers with maroon blotches that are about 2" wide. It performs best in full sun and in soil with good drainage.
Common name:Pink Breath Of Heaven
Botanical name:Coleonema pulchrum
Pink Breath of Heaven is a fine textured wispy shrub growing 5 ft. high with tiny pink flowers and fragrant leaves. It blooms sporadically throughout the year. It needs good drainage and is drought tolerant. - Cornflower Farms
Designer: | Striking |
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
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.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.