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Sycamore Shade Garden 11
Biokovo Ground Cover Cranesbill
California Poppy, Golden Poppy
Snow-In-Summer
Lamb's Ears
Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree
Grosso Long Stemmed Lavender
Happy Wanderer Coral Pea
Biokovo Ground Cover Cranesbill

Common name:Biokovo Ground Cover Cranesbill
Botanical name:Geranium X cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

This Cranesbill has white flowers with pink veins and stamens. It spreads by means of underground roots. It has beautiful green foliage.

California Poppy, Golden Poppy

Common name:California Poppy, Golden Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica

This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.

Snow-In-Summer

Common name:Snow-In-Summer
Botanical name:Cerastium tomentosum

Masses of snow white flowers highlight this plant during the early summer season.

Lamb's Ears

Common name:Lamb's Ears
Botanical name:Stachys byzantina

This tiny, herbaceous shrub will grow less than 1' tall and has medium sized, grayish green leaves with blue and lavender flowers that bloom in the spring.

Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree

Common name:Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree
Botanical name:Ficus elastica

This evergreen tree will grow 25'-50' tall and has dark green, leathery leaves with rosey pink sheaths.

Grosso Long Stemmed Lavender

Common name:Grosso Long Stemmed Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula X intermedia 'Grosso'

Long Stemmed Lavender has beautiful violet colored plumes in the summer. It is very drought tolerant and is a great plant to create that Mediterranean effect.

Happy Wanderer Coral Pea

Common name:Happy Wanderer Coral Pea
Botanical name:Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer'

Hardenbergia violacea rosea an evergreen, shrubby vine. Leaves are usually undivided, 2"-4" long. Flowers are lilac or rose and look like sweet peas. Flower color depends on the cultivar.

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Sycamore Shade Garden 11

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.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.