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Elija Blue Fescue
Brown Sedge
Red-Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Diamond Heights California Lilac
Elija Blue Fescue

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

Brown Sedge

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

Red-Hot Poker, Torch Lily

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.

Diamond Heights California Lilac

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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Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.