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Rancho Santa Ana Shrub Border
Woolly Blue Curls
California Lilac
California Fuchsia, Zauschneria
John Dourley Manzanita
Pine Hill Flannel Bush
Woolly Blue Curls

Common name:Woolly Blue Curls
Botanical name:Trichostema lanatum

The Woolly Blue Curls is an evergreen shrub that reaches 3'-5' high. It has an open branching habit and has long stalks of brilliant purple woolly flowers in the spring and summer. This shrub is native to California, is drought tolerant, and attracts hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms

California Lilac

Common name:California Lilac
Botanical name:Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

The 'Dark Star' grows to 4'-6' tall and 6'-8' wide, producing small, rounded clusters of dark blue flowers from light burgundy buds that appear in spring. Its habit is compact, with small, warty leaves growing to only 1/2" long. -Monterey Bay Nursery

California Fuchsia, Zauschneria

Common name:California Fuchsia, Zauschneria
Botanical name:Epilobium canum canum

The California fuchsia is a perennial with dense, narrow, green gray foliage and red orange summer flowers. The growth habit of this plant is sprawling and low. The California fuchsia is native to California, is drought tolerant, and attracts hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms

John Dourley Manzanita

Common name:John Dourley Manzanita
Botanical name:Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'

This small, low growing shrub has grayish green leaves with pink and white flowers that bloom in winter and early spring.

Pine Hill Flannel Bush

Common name:Pine Hill Flannel Bush
Botanical name:Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumb

These Flannel Bush hybrids are mounding evergreen shrubs that grow 3'-5' tall and 6'-10' wide. They have soft, dark green leaves and produce blooms ranging from red to yellow. They are drought tolerant.

The Magic of Mulch

In the natural world the endless cycle of birth, growth, decay, death and rebirth flows throughout the seasons. Plants die, leaves fall and new growth springs up in its place. Nothing is lost and the fallen leaves and dead plants decay into the soil, enriching it for the next generation of growth.

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Designer: Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Garden

Rancho Santa Ana Shrub Border

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

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

Integrated Pest Management:

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