Common name:Black Flowering Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'
Pennisetum alopecuroides is a perennial grass. Bright green, 3'-4' foliage clumps are topped by pinkish plumes in early summer. Leaves turn yellow in fall, brown in winter.
Common name:White Alder
Botanical name:Alnus rhombifolia
White Alder is a deciduous tree with spreading or ascending branches and downwards pointing tips. It has coarse tooth, dark green leaves. It is very fast growing to 50' to 90' with a 40' spread. It is very heat and wind tolerant and is a native to California. It is found statewide along streams below 5000 ft. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Powis Castle Artemisia
Botanical name:Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
This mounding shrub reaches 3 ft. high and up to 5ft. wide with fine silver foliage. - Cornflower Farms
Designer: Turtlebay Exploration Park | Side Plantings |
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.