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Chocolate Ruffles Coral Bells
Dalmation Bellflower
Lily of the Nile
Honey Bush
Chocolate Ruffles Coral Bells

Common name:Chocolate Ruffles Coral Bells
Botanical name:Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles'

This perennial will grow to about 3' tall and has dark chocolate colored leaves with purple flowers that bloom in spring and summer.

Dalmation Bellflower

Common name:Dalmation Bellflower
Botanical name:Campanula portenschlagiana

The Dalmation Bellflower is a mounding, deciduous perennial that forms a curtain of purple flowers often blooming in waves throughout the year. It should be grown in areas with sun to partial shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Lily of the Nile

Common name:Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus praecox ssp.orientalis

This evergreen groundcover/shrub will grow about 3' tall and has large green leaves with blue flowers ( there is a white variety) that bloom in spring and summer. It will grow in all soils but prefers loam soil.

Honey Bush

Common name:Honey Bush
Botanical name:Melianthus major

Melianthus major is an evergreen shrub. Soft-wooded plant of rapid growth to 12-14 ft. Boldly patterned foliage. Grayish green leaves of 1 ft. long, divided into 9-11 strongly toothed leaflets. Foliage smells disagreeable when brushed or bruised. Foot-long spikes of reddish brown, 1 in. flowers in late winter, early spring.

Designer: Richmond/Sommerfeld/Altenbach

Heuchera Heaven
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Photographer: GardenSoft

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:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.