Common name:Azure Sage
Botanical name:Perovskia atriplicifolia
This broad perennial will grow 3'-6' tall and has small, grey-green leaves with blue-violet flowers that bloom in the summer.
Common name:Dwarf Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus 'Peter Pan'
WIth a growth of blue flowers between 12-18" high, this is a dwarf variety of Agapanthus. The leaves are narrower than the non-dwarf varieties, but still evergreen and stra-like.
Common name:Thread Leaf Coreopsis
Botanical name:Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Shower'
This bushy, full-branched perennial will grow 3' tall x 2' wide and has threadlike leaves with clusters of yellow flowers that bloom in early summer and last until winter.
Designer: Filoli Gardens
Photographer: Amy Palmer
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.
Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
