Common name:Gloriosa Yucca, Spanish Dagger
Botanical name:Yucca gloriosa

This clumping palm relative will reach 10' to15' tall and has large, green, sword-like leaves with white flowers in spring and summer. Its broad, medium green leaves blend with either tropical or desert theme landscapes.

Common name:Trailing Ice Plant
Botanical name:Lampranthus spectabilis

This succulent groundcover is a moderately fast grower, spreading 2' wide and mounding and can grow 6"-12" tall. During the spring, it is covered with flowers could be shades of pink, purple or white. Leaves are gray green. This mounding succulent does best in full sun and is drought tolerant. It needs good drainage. It may need to be periodically cut back to rejuvenate the 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.

Common name:California Sycamore
Botanical name:Platanus racemosa

The California Sycamore is a fast growing deciduous tree that reaches up to 40'-50' high. It tolerates heat, smog, and drought conditions as well as moist conditions; it is native to riparian areas. It has interesting mottled bark when the tree is bare in winter.

Common name:Peruvian-Apple Cactus, Pitaya
Botanical name:Cereus peruvianus

This cactus can grow 25' high and produces large, white blooms. It does best in full sun and dry soil.