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Sanctuary Garden Water Spilling from Boulder
Mondo Grass
Mountain Flax
Dwarf Blue Lily of the Nile
Blue Star Creeper
Myer's Asparagus
Mondo Grass

Common name:Mondo Grass
Botanical name:Ophiopogon japonicus

This Ophiopogon japonicus is a grass-like plant growing to about 6'-8' high. Its leaves are 1/8" wide, and about 8"-12" long. It makes a beautiful ground cover or accent plant, and does well in Asian-style gardens.

Mountain Flax

Common name:Mountain Flax
Botanical name:Phormium cookianum 'Cream Delight'

Phormium 'Cream Delight' is an evergreen perennial. Big, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. Flowers stems reach high above leaves, bearing clusters of 1"-2" blossoms in dull red to yellow.

Dwarf Blue Lily of the Nile

Common name:Dwarf Blue Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell'

This miniature variety of Agapanthus has light blue flowers growing 12"-18" tall. This dwarf hybrid Agapanthus is both smaller in size and has much thinner leaves than its crossed species parents. Foliage exhibits white marginal variegation.

Blue Star Creeper

Common name:Blue Star Creeper
Botanical name:Pratia pedunculata

Laurentia fluviatilis 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.

Myer's Asparagus

Common name:Myer's Asparagus
Botanical name:Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers'

An evergreen groundcover, the 'Myers' also makes an excellent hanging basket plant when larger in size. Its formal looking fronds have an even, spiral arrangement of leaflets. It is damaged by severe frosts, and looks best with at least occasional watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Designer: Jeff Gamboni

Sanctuary Garden Water Spilling from Boulder
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Photographer: GardenSoft

Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.