Common name:Cedros Island Verbena cv.
Botanical name:Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' is a selection introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden. It is a fast-growing shrub that reaches 3' tall and 3' wide. Flowers are purple and fragrant and bloom all year long in coastal areas. These star-shaped flowers are held high above the mound shaped foliage. It does well in sun and part sun and is considered drought tolerant. It is a beautiful shrub that attracts butterflies.
Common name:White Birch, European White Birch
Botanical name:Betula pendula
This medium-size weeping tree will grow to about 40' tall and has a whitish/brown bark with deciduous green leaves.
Common name:White Flowered Currant
Botanical name:Ribes indecorum
White Flowered Currant is a deciduous shrub with an upright growth habit, round form and open in texture. It has dark green leaves.
Common name:Sweet Violet, English Violet
Botanical name:Viola odorata
This plant is a partial shade loving, woodland, herbaceous perennial. Flowers can be candied.
Common name:Toyon, Christmas Berry, Calif. Holl
Botanical name:Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon is a California native evergreen shrub that grows 8'-15' high and spreading 2'-3'. It has leathery toothed leaves, white summer flowers and clusters of red winter berries. It tolerates full sun or partial shade, heat, smog, wind and heavy or light soils. It is drought tolerant, attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. - Cornflower Farms
Designer: Ellen Mackey | Mackey Garden 4 |
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.