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Huntington Chinese Garden 6
Chinese Holly or Holly Grape
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Star Jasmine, Maile Haole
Japanese Garden Juniper
Golden Bamboo, Fish Pole Bamboo
Sago-Palm
Chinese Holly or Holly Grape

Common name:Chinese Holly or Holly Grape
Botanical name:Berberis lomariifolia

This evergreen shrub is 6'-10' high and upright with a stiff, horizontal branching pattern. It has abundant yellow flowers at the tips and also blue berries.

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Common name:Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

The very dense growth of this plant is highlighted by foliage of a bluish green color. Its growth habit is very low, spreading, and mound-like, resembling a natural bonsai. This variety is one of the best Junipers for small garden spaces. Junipers are highly combustible plants.

Star Jasmine, Maile Haole

Common name:Star Jasmine, Maile Haole
Botanical name:Trachelospermum jasminoides

The Star Jasmine is an evergreen vine that grows 20' tall or as a groundcover that reaches 1'-2' tall and 4'-5' wide. It has white fragrant flowers in the summer and can tolerate sun or partial shade. The Star Jasmine is also drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Japanese Garden Juniper

Common name:Japanese Garden Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus procumbens

This groundcover/small shrub will reach 3' tall and has small, blue green leaves. Junipers are highly combustible plants.

Golden Bamboo, Fish Pole Bamboo

Common name:Golden Bamboo, Fish Pole Bamboo
Botanical name:Phyllostachys aurea

This Bamboo will grow to about 25' tall and is drought tolerant with dense foliage. This running bamboo needs to be restricted or confined.

Sago-Palm

Common name:Sago-Palm
Botanical name:Cycas revoluta

Sago Palm resembles small palms; it is evergreen. It can slowly grow to 10'. It is used for a tropical effect and also looks great in planters. In the low desert, light shade and additional moisture are best. Side sprouts can form multi-trunked individuals. Apply fertilizer at leaf expansion. This plant has few pests.

Designer: Huntington Gardens

Huntington Chinese Garden 6

Photographer: GardenSoft

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:

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