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Orange bells
Powis Castle Artemisia
Chocolate Flower
Oleander Sister Agnes
Katie Ruellia
Orange bells

Common name:Orange bells
Botanical name:Tecoma hybrid

Semievergreen shrub grows quickly to 8' x 5'. Medium green leaves. Orange trumpetlike flowers appear in clusters year-round in frost-free weather. Makes a colorful background screen. Attracts hummingbirds. Accepts full sun.

Powis Castle Artemisia

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. It does well in coastal areas as well as inland warm areas. It rarely blooms but is used for its beautiful foliage. It is striking next to perennials with bright colors. This shrub prefers full sun and well draining soil. It is drought tolerant once it's established.

Chocolate Flower

Common name:Chocolate Flower
Botanical name:Berlandiera lyrata

This perennial grows quickly to 1' x 2'. Will bloom from spring to fall with yellow daisylike flowers. Flowers have distinctive chocolate scent. Full sun to part shade. Dead head to prolong flowering. Native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico.

Oleander Sister Agnes

Common name:Oleander Sister Agnes
Botanical name:Nerium oleander 'Sister Agnes'

Nerium oleander 'Sister Agnes' is an evergreen shrub that grows at a fast rate to 20' tall. Leaves are narrow, dark green, leathery, and glossy. Blooms with single white flowers late spring through fall.

Katie Ruellia

Common name:Katie Ruellia
Botanical name:Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie'

A refined ground cover that grows at a moderate rate to 1' x 2'. Narrow dark green leaves. Accepts full sun or partial shade. 2-inch purple flowers appear spring to fall. Great for small areas.

Designer: Cheryl Miller

Small Space Gardens 3

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Water Saving Tip:

Remember to check your irrigation system at least once a month, especially your valves, sprinkler heads, and drip emitters.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.