Common name:Cape Plumbago
Botanical name:Plumbago auriculata
This mounding shrub will grow to 12'+ tall and has small, light green leaves with blue and white flowers that bloom all year.
Common name:Sulfur Flower
Botanical name:Eriogonum umbellatum
This plant is a low, woody perennial growing 1'-2' high with a 3'-4' spread, having dark green foliage and attractive yellow summer flowers. It is a CA native that is drought tolerant. It attracts butterflies and beneficial insects.
Designer: Carol Bornstein
Photographer: GardenSoft
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.