Common name:Lemon Bottlebrush
Botanical name:Callistemon citrinus
A large evergreen shrub, the Lemon Bottlebrush bears masses of bright red flowers in the spring and summer that are shaped, as the name implies, like a 'bottle brush.' New foliage grows in a bright, bronzy red.
Common name:Sundowner Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Sundowner'
The 'Sundowner', which grows to 6'-7', bears light bronze leaves with rosy salmon pink margins and streaks. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Freeway Daisy
Botanical name:Osteospermum fruticosum
This groundcover-small shrub will grow 3' tall and has medium-size green leaves with purple or blue flowers that bloom all year.
Common name:Blue Hibiscus
Botanical name:Alyogyne huegelii
This round shrub will grow about 6' tall x 6' wide and has medium-sized green leaves with lavender blue flowers that bloom all year.
Designer: Water Conservation Garden
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.
Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.
