Common name:Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo
Botanical name:Nandina domestica 'Compacta'
The Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo is an evergreen shrub that grows 4'-5' high. It has green and bronze foliage that turns red in the winter. It is resistant to oak root fungus and hardy to 10 degrees F. The Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo is native to California and is drought tolerant.
Common name:Ground Cover Myoporum
Botanical name:Myoporum parvifolium
This great ground cover will grow 9" high and 9' wide and does well in partial or full sun with moderate watering. It produces delicate white flowers that bloom in summer and are surrounded by tiny, bright green leaves.
Common name:Iceberg Floribunda Rose
Botanical name:Rosa 'Iceberg'
This is a shrub rose (there are climbing varieties) with an abundance of fragrant, medium sized, white blooms. It is one of the most popular roses and very tough.
Common name:Shrub Rose
Botanical name:Rosa Shrub varieties
The dark green, heavily veined leaves of this bushy shrub are strong support for the pure white or pink, nearly double flowers it produces. This is a very tolerant, heavily scented plant with an impressive fall color. Also, large hips appear intermittently with this plant.
Common name:Bottlebrush Little John
Botanical name:Callistemon X viminalis 'Little John'
The 'Little John' exhibits very dense, compact growth to 4' x 5' slowly. It produces clusters of blood red flowers and blue green foliage. A very regular, almost symmetrical, spiral patten of dense oval leaves is shown along the stems.
Maintenance Tips
Callistemon x viminalis ‘Little John’ is a dwarf variety of the bottle brush tree. It has a dense round form with blue-green foliage, narrow point leaves, and red bottlebrush flowers that will bloom for the majority of the year. It slowly grows to about 4-5’ tall and wide and is resistant to many pests and diseases. Hard and frequent pruning is not necessary due to its size and growth rate, but thinning out dead or long branches can be useful to help shape or reduce size. They can even tolerate some hedging to shape as well. Spent blooms will fade to a dark red and can be removed once they have accumulated to give the plant a cleaner look.
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Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
Be sure to fix all leaks promptly no matter how small they may seem.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.