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Crape Myrtle
Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma
Spear Lily
Goldflame or Coral Honeysuckle
Crape Myrtle

Common name:Crape Myrtle
Botanical name:Lagerstroemia indica

The new leaves of this species are 2" long, bright green, and tinged with bronze. Its fall color is affected by the weather. While it has a bare outline, its rounded seed capsules add interest. Its delicate flowers bloom in 6"-12" long clusters. The colors of its flowers are shades of red, rose, pink, purple, and white. It thrives on heat and new cultivars have been created that resist mildew.

Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma

Common name:Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma
Botanical name:Pratia pedunculata

Pratia pedunculata has bright green, nearly stemless, 1/4" leaves. In late spring and summer, these form a backdrop for equally tiny, star-shaped pale blue flowers.

Spear Lily

Common name:Spear Lily
Botanical name:Doryanthes palmeri

This large succulent will grow 6'-15' high and produces huge clusters of leaves. It produces clusters of reddish brown flowers that bloom in the summer and does well in a lot of shade with regular water.

Goldflame or Coral Honeysuckle

Common name:Goldflame or Coral Honeysuckle
Botanical name:Lonicera X heckrottii

Lonicera X heckrottii is a deciduous vine or small shrub, semi -evergreen in mild winter climates. It grows vigorously to 12'-15' tall with oval, 2" blue green leaves. It is free blooming from spring to frost. Fragrant clusters of 1.5" long tubular flowers have bright coral pink colors splashed with an interior yellow color.

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LA General Two 7

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:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.