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Irises and Companions
Freeway Daisy, Trailing African Dai
Firebird Border Penstemon
Striped Society Garlic
Rockrose
Freeway Daisy, Trailing African Dai

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.

Firebird Border Penstemon

Common name:Firebird Border Penstemon
Botanical name:Penstemon X gloxinioides 'Firebird'

Penstemon gloxiniodes 'Firebird' is perennial, but sometimes treated as an annual. Compact, bushy, upright growth to '-4'. Tubular summer flowers in loose spikes at stem ends, in a rosy red color.

Striped Society Garlic

Common name:Striped Society Garlic
Botanical name:Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata'

The striped Society Garlic is a garlic scented perennial with green narrow leaves that have white margins to 1 ft. tall. The flowers are lavender clusters on a 1-2 ft. stem that bloom in the spring and summer. This perennial is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Rockrose

Common name:Rockrose
Botanical name:Cistus palhinae

The palhinae variety produces long, pointed leaves and large white flowers with a small crimson spot. Its narrow leaves, rounded at the tips, are well-covered with a beautiful shiny, sticky resin, appearing "varnished." The plant requires average to good drainage, and little or no summer watering when established. It should be grown in sun or part shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery

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Soils and Compost:

Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.