Common name:Bulgarian Bee Sage
Botanical name:Salvia forskaohlei
Bold, round leaved rosettes of hair foliage with many flowering stems rising to 2' cloaked with large, violet-blue flowers with white streaks.
Common name:Black-Eyed Susan
Botanical name:Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
This cultivar is an eastern native, with long-lasting, golden daisy-like flowers with black cones. It should be placed under full sun or part sun and in average soil. The flowers are great for cutting, sand are abundant from July through September.
Flowers will be produced on plants that are 2' in size. -Holland Wildflower Farm
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Water-wise plants can be beautiful as well as practical.
Take your 'My List' Hydrozone Report to a landscape designer, or local nursery, when selecting and purchasing plants.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.