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Red Fringe Flower cultivar
Bearded Iris
Hybrid Pink Azalea
Sweet Alyssum
Red Fringe Flower cultivar

Common name:Red Fringe Flower cultivar
Botanical name:Loropetalum chinense v. rubrum

Red Fringe Flower is a shrub that grows 6'-12' tall and wide. It has arching branches with light green and reddish leaves. Pink flowers bloom intermittently throughout the year. This attractive shrub prefers afternoon shade and shelter from hot, drying winds. It needs a moderate amount of watering.

Bearded Iris

Common name:Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris Bearded Hybrids

This perennial will grow 1'-3' tall and has medium sized, blue green leaves with flowers of different colors that bloom in spring. It needs well draining soil and full sun. Many are fragrant and rebloom several times a year. Plant rhizomes in Sept or Oct. They need water once a week during the hot spells. Top dress with compost and gypsum in January and August.

Hybrid Pink Azalea

Common name:Hybrid Pink Azalea
Botanical name:Rhodendron Azalea Hybrid Pink

This hybrid Azalea has a medium growth habit and produces white flowers that flush to a strong rosy/pink color in mid-season. It is a, light shade to shade loving plant, desiring a well drained moist humus soil.

Sweet Alyssum

Common name:Sweet Alyssum
Botanical name:Lobularia maritima

Lobularia maritima is an annual. It is a low branching, trailing plant to 1' tall, with narrow or lance-shaped leaves .5"-2" long. There are tiny, four-petaled, white flowers crowded in clusters.

Designer: Jeff Gamboni

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Water Saving Tip:

Group plants in your garden according to their water needs (hydrozone).