Common name:Rock Purslane
Botanical name:Calandrinia grandiflora
This perennial will grow 12-36" and produces large blue/green rosettes that last for a long season. It produces large, silky, lavender/pink flowers that have lime/green, purple spotted calyces.
Common name:Smooth-edged Agave
Botanical name:Agave weberi
This is a striking medium-sized agave that can grow to 5' tall by 6-10' wide. This agave has very fine marginal teeth, and is sometimes spineless. Supplemental summer watering can prevent yellowing from heat stress in the summer. These plants are also moderately cold hardy, tolerant of temperatures down to 12f. More refined looking than americana. Prone to weevils. Native in Eastern central Mexico. One of the largest of the Agaves.-Mountain States Nursery
Common name:Bamboo
Botanical name:Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'
This bamboo will grow to 35' and makes a wonderful container plant. The culms are culms are golden and green striped, and the gold gets a magenta tint when exposed to bright sunlight.
Common name:Candelabra Tree
Botanical name:Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbia ingens is an upright, tree-like succulent , that grows up to 35 feet tall. It established a central trunk and then forms a rounded crown when fully mature. The individual branches are segmented with spines traveling along the ridges of the segments. In the fall, it has small, greenish yellow flowers on the ridges of the uppermost segment of every branch. The fruit starts out red and turns to purple when ripening.
Common name:African Candelabra
Botanical name:Euphorbia ammak 'Green'
Deep green, freely branching, upright stems form a beautiful candelabra shape. Young plants or plants kept in containers make a nice vertical accent in smaller gardens or patios, but when let loose to achieve their full size, it can be surprising. Mature plants can be as tall as 15-20 feet and 8-12 feet wide, weighing hundreds of pounds. New growth is adorned with fresh green leaves at the crown and at each thorn bract, which are later shed as the stems mature or at the onset of drought. Excellent as an indoor plant as well, as long as near a window that receives full sun. Full sun to partial shade in hot climates, tender to frost.
Designer: Cricket Riley
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.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.