Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae

This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, bluish gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.

Common name:Palo Verde Dudley
Botanical name:Dudleya cv.'Palo Verde'

Palo Verde Dudleya is a succulent. with 12" diameter rosette and white chalky waxy leaves; it has pink/reddish flower spikes. Likely a Dudleya hybrid mix.

Common name:Red Hot Poker
Botanical name:Kniphofia uvaria

This perennial will reach about 3' tall and has large green leaves with orange flowers that bloom in summer and fall.

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 in a container. This plant is fast growing and can be invasive.

Common name:Purple Tree Aeonium
Botanical name:Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'

Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' is a succulent perennial that is used for accenting effect. Aeonium arboreum grows 3' tall and wide. Each branch has a 6"-8 " wide rosette of dark green, fleshy leaves.The flowers are yellow in clusters.

Common name:Dome Euphorbia
Botanical name:Euphorbia characias

This perennial will reach about 4' tall and has blue green leaves with bright green flowers that bloom from late winter to early spring.This plant can be invasive in some areas, so use caution.

Common name:Torch Lily
Botanical name:Kniphofia hybrids

This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green leaves with red, orange, and yellow flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.

Common name:Variegated Bottle-Palm, Ponytail Pa
Botanical name:Beaucarnea 'Gold Star'

An accent plant with an unique swollen-base trunk, growing 4-8'x4-6'. An evergreen, strap-leaf woody, succulent-like plant. Long narrow foliage at the terminal tip of the branch is yellow/chartreuse. Often it is kept as a single trunk presentation, but can be branching. It is an excellent container plant, requiring mininal irrigation. It is deer tolerant.

The Magic of Mulch

In the natural world the endless cycle of birth, growth, decay, death and rebirth flows throughout the seasons. Plants die, leaves fall and new growth springs up in its place. Nothing is lost and the fallen leaves and dead plants decay into the soil, enriching it for the next generation of growth.

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