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Mini Explosion of Color
Kleinia
Orange Ice Plant
Rose Trailing Ice Plant
Soap Aloe, African Aloe
Semi-Trailing Yellow Gazania
Sweet Hakea
Kleinia

Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae

This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, bluish gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.

Orange Ice Plant

Common name:Orange Ice Plant
Botanical name:Lampranthus aurantiacus

This perennial, succulent, bushy groundcover will grow 12"-18" high and produces striking orange or yellow blooms. It does best in full sun and dry soil. It looks great on slopes for a spring color display, or as a filler in and around low plantings. It has a profuse display of color midwinter to spring.

Rose Trailing Ice Plant

Common name:Rose Trailing Ice Plant
Botanical name:Lampranthus spectabilis 'Rose'

This trailing succulent will grow 12" high and spreads 2' in diameter. It produces 2" flowers that are shades of pink and purple and bloom at the end of spring.

Soap Aloe, African Aloe

Common name:Soap Aloe, African Aloe
Botanical name:Aloe maculata

This succulent plant will grow about 2' high and has large, white-spotted green leaves with orange, pink, and red flowers that bloom in spring and fall. Leaves may get a red tinge in colder weather. Somewhat cold sensitive.

Semi-Trailing Yellow Gazania

Common name:Semi-Trailing Yellow Gazania
Botanical name:Gazania 'Mitsua Yellow'

This somewhat hardy perennial will grow 6"-12" high and produces wonderful, bright yellow flowers.

Sweet Hakea

Common name:Sweet Hakea
Botanical name:Hakea suaveolens

This broad shrub or tree will grow 10'-20' tall and has small, needle- like dark green leaves with clusters of white flowers that bloom in winter and fall.

Designer: Seaside Gardens

Mini Explosion of Color
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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:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.