Common name:Bi-colored Hesperaloe
Botanical name:Hesperaloe parviflora 'Duet'
Spectacular accent for desert gardens anywhere. Plants tolerate drought, full sun, reflected heat, and poor soils. Forms rosettes of leaves 4' x 6'. The red and yellow flower stalks emerge in spring and remain on the plant until the end of summer. - Mountain States Nursery
Common name:Bush Muhly
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia porteri
Bush muhly is a perennial grass with airy pink-purple seed heads that resemble cob webs in late summer to fall. It is drought tolerant but will need water every 3- 4 weeks once it's established, especially during the summer. This grass is not particular about soil type but prefers good drainage. It grows to a mature size of about 3' tall and 2' wide. This grass looks like a tangled group of leaves and stems, perfect for an organic look, wild garden.
Common name:Muhly Autumn Glow
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia lindheimeri 'Autumn Glow'
Narrow light green leaves form a dense mound 5' . Tall spikes of light yellow flowers appear during the fall months. Very adaptable, tolerates full sun to almost full shade and most soil types. Good for retention basins or periodic flooding. Native to Texas and New Mexico.
Common name:Donkey Tail Euphorbia
Botanical name:Euphorbia myrsinites
This hardy perennial grows 4-6" and has blue glaucous leaves that are stiff and round, set closely to the stem. Flattish clusters of chartreuse to yellow flowers bloom between late winter and early spring.
Designer: Jennifer Barr | Barr Gardens 10 |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
As the weather gets hotter avoid the temptation to increase run times.
Instead, schedule more start times with one to two hours in between to allow the water from the previous session to soak in before watering again.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.