Common name:Cardone Grande
Botanical name:Echinopsis terscheckii
Evergreen tree-like cactus grows at a moderate rate to 15' x 8'. Stems are light green and have medium tan spines. Flowers are showy white and appear in spring. Similar to the saguaro but grows faster and is smaller at maturity. Accepts full sun. Native to Argentina.
Common name: Tweekleur-aalwyn
Botanical name:Aloe cryptopoda
South African native that grows to about 4' tall and wide. Leaves are light green to glaucous green and fleshy. Yellow bloom spikes appear from January into March. Full sun to light shade, drought tolerant. As the name implies, the trunk is hidden and basically this aloe remains trunkless.
Common name:Freeway Daisy, Trailing African Dai
Botanical name:Osteospermum fruticosum
This ground cover will grow 1-3' tall and has medium-size green leaves with purple or blue flowers that can bloom all year.
Designer: UC Berkeley
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.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.
