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Orange Sedge
Chinese Wisteria
Azalea Purple splendor
Orange Sedge

Common name:Orange Sedge
Botanical name:Carex testacea

The testacea variety is an evergreen perennial that reaches 2' tall bearing very narrow, coppery brown leaves splitting to hair-like threads at their tips, and continuing to grow to 4-8' in length. This plant should be grown in sun with little or no summer watering. During winter, foliage turns orange. If this grass is planted in shade, foliage stays green. Flowers are insignificant. Orange Sedge looks great in containers or spilling over near walkways or into water features. Fire prone.

Chinese Wisteria

Common name:Chinese Wisteria
Botanical name:Wisteria sinensis

While the sinensis is similar to the floribunda, it bears more rounded, full clusters of strongly fragrant flowers which open more or less all at once. There are usually 13-15 leaflets per leaf, and they require full sun and average to little watering. It comes in many colors such as blues, whites and purples.-Monterey Bay Nursery

Azalea Purple splendor

Common name:Azalea Purple splendor
Botanical name:Azalea 'Purple Splendor'

Smaller plant, dense with small leaves. Similar to Krume Type, but takes colder temperatures. Generally bloom from April through May.

Designer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks

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Photographer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks

Soils and Compost:

Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.

Integrated Pest Management:

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