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Blue Fountain Area
Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Daisy
Cedros Island Verbena
Pineapple Sage
Ember Wishes Sage
Deer Grass
Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Daisy

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.

Cedros Island Verbena

Common name:Cedros Island Verbena
Botanical name:Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' is a selection introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden. It follows the same wonderful characteristics described under the general species V. lilacina.

Pineapple Sage

Common name:Pineapple Sage
Botanical name:Salvia elegans

Pineapple Sage has brilliant, terminal scarlet-red flowers that cover this herbaceous perennial from late summer into early winter. It is moderate to fast growing. It reaches 3-5 feet tall and wide. Great for attracting hummingbirds! Wonderful, pineapple-scented, deltoid shaped leaves are bright yellow-green with a pale green, white-veined undersides. Both the top and bottom surfaces of the leaves are covered in small fine hairs giving the entire plant a fuzzy appearance. Dried leaves can be used in teas or pot-pourris or for treating nausea and indigestion.

Ember Wishes Sage

Common name:Ember Wishes Sage
Botanical name:Salvia 'Ember Wishes'

Glowing coral flowers cover these tough plants from early spring to frost. Her blooms won't fade in the heat, forming a ball of color in your yard, with no pruning or deadheading.

Deer Grass

Common name:Deer Grass
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia rigens

The deer grass is a warm season perennial that forms dense clumps from the base. The spike like flower stalks grow 2-3 ft. tall and this grass has striking foundation form. The deer grass is native to California, is drought tolerant, and is a beneficial insect plant. -Cornflower Farms

Designer: Chris Dundon

Blue Fountain Area
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Photographer: Vicki Anderson

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.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.