Common name:Canary Island Lotus or Parrot's bea Botanical name:Lotus maculatus
This trailing perennial, to be grown in areas of full sun to partial shade, bears bright yellow and orange flowers in the spring and fall. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Purple Japanese Maple Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum'
The Laceleaf Japanese Maple stands6 feet high and 6 feet wide at its largest, with a pendulous growth habit. The leaves have a beautiful red radiance that makes it a highly desireable specimen plant.
Common name:Sweet-Pea Shrub Botanical name:Polygala X dalmaisiana
This evergreen shrub grows to a height of 5'. Its leaves are blue green, and the flowers produced are pea-like, with a purplish pink color.
Common name:Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Daisy Botanical name:Erigeron karvinskianus
This low mounding perennial, with fine leaves and white to pinkish, daisy-like flowers, is an excellent asset to rock gardens.
Common name:Spanish Lavender Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas
This dense shrub grows 2'-3' tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms
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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.
