Common name:Elija Blue Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca 'Elija Blue'
The 'Elijah Blue' is a dwarf, very glaucous variety with almost white foliage. It should receive sun and little summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursrey
Common name:Brown Sedge
Botanical name:Carex testacea
The testacea variety is an evergreen perennial that reaches 2' tall bearing very narrow, coppery brown leaves splitting to hair-like threads at their tips, and continuing to grow to 4-8' in length.
This plant should be grown in sun with little or no summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Red-Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Botanical name:Kniphofia hybrids
This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green leaves and has red, orange, and yellow flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.
Common name:Diamond Heights California Lilac
Botanical name:Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Diamond
This shrub can reach 1' tall and 6' wide. Its beautiful and unusual leaves are lime green with a splash of dark green. This variety has blooms of pale blue clusters in the spring. It can tolerate full sun or shade and prefers well-drained soil.
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Photographer: Vicki Anderson
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
