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General Garden 52
Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo
Purple Leaf Eastern Redbud
Torch Lily
Joe Hoak Agave
Orange Sedum
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Strawberry Madrone
Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo

Common name:Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo
Botanical name:Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo is a small shrub that is great for accenting because of its unusual red and yellow colored foliage.

Purple Leaf Eastern Redbud

Common name:Purple Leaf Eastern Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

This small tree may reach 25' tall and it has dark green/purple leaves that are purple in the fall. Amazing pink flowers bloom in the spring and fill the tree.

Torch Lily

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.

Joe Hoak Agave

Common name:Joe Hoak Agave
Botanical name:Agave 'Joe Hoak'

This attractive agave forms rosettes of 2' long leaves which have an overall vase shaped habit. Foliage is fleshy, pale green with yellow and dark green margins. Spines on margin and terminal are reddish brown. This succulent reaches 2' tall and 3' wide. It tolerates full to part sun with low to medium watering. It may be frost sensitive. Beautiful plant for containers. Blooms are infrequent.

Orange Sedum

Common name:Orange Sedum
Botanical name:Sedum nussbaumeranian

This succulent perennial will grow best in a wall pot or hanging basket due to its long stems. It has light, gray green leaves that grow over one another to give off a "braided" look. The flowers are pink to deep red and bloom in spring and summer.

Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo

Common name:Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Botanical name:Nandina domestica

Nandina domestica is a graceful upright shrub that grows from 3'-6' in height. It gets its name from its bamboo-like growth habit. When thinned from the center it bears a remarkable resemblance to bamboo. It is best used in groups. It can be used in a shaded patio or out in a shrub border with full sun. An interesting feature of Heavenly Bamboo is the bronze color in the new growth when planted in full sun. It also bears clusters of white flowers in the spring.

Strawberry Madrone

Common name:Strawberry Madrone
Botanical name:Arbutus unedo

Strawberry Madrone (Arbutus unedo) is a small-to-medium multi-trunk tree that matures at 35’ tall and 35’ wide. It has reddish-brown bark and deep green foliage. It is a great low-maintenance tree when given the space to reach maturity. This tree is appropriate in almost any garden setting with full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought-tolerant and is very attractive to wildlife, especially bees and birds. It has clusters of small, white or greenish-white, urn-shaped flowers and small, red and yellow fruit with a strawberry-like texture from which the common name is derived. This species does not have a fast-growth habit, but it does take on a dense shrub form if it is not thinned out. In the first few years, it can easily be pruned using the thinning method to cut out cross branches and other branches that are heading off in an undesirable direction. Once the plant has reached 10' tall, a licensed arborist should perform the pruning and maintenance. This tree should be planted at least three feet away from any hardscape areas, five feet from structures such as houses and buildings, and not near any powerlines. Shrubs and perennials should be planted about two feet away from this tree. It should be irrigated for about 45 minutes once a week when using most in-line drip irrigation systems.

General Garden 52
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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.