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Dymondia, Rock Ditty
Gazania
Shrimp Pink Aloe
Noell's Grevillea
Olive
Dymondia, Rock Ditty

Common name:Dymondia, Rock Ditty
Botanical name:Dymondia margaretae

This foliage is gray/green/silvery; it is a very dense, mat forming ground cover. It tolerates drought, cold, salt spray and poor soils. It's deep rooted and produces small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. Rock Ditty is great for use in between stepping stones or pavers.

Gazania

Common name:Gazania
Botanical name:Gazania species

These ground covers will grow less than 1' tall and have medium size, gray green leaves with gold, lavender, orange, red, yellow, or white flowers that are present all year.

Shrimp Pink Aloe

Common name:Shrimp Pink Aloe
Botanical name:Aloe saponaria

This succulent plant will grow about 2' high and has large, greenish/white leaves with orange, pink, and red flowers that bloom in spring and fall.

Noell's Grevillea

Common name:Noell's Grevillea
Botanical name:Grevillea 'Noellii'

A low, compact evergreen shrub, the blooms of this plant are rose red and white, appearing in the spring. Its bright green foliage is needle-like. Full sun is required for growth.

Olive

Common name:Olive
Botanical name:Olea europaea

This broad tree will grow to 40' tall and has small, gray green leaves with fleshy black fruit that appears in fall.

Designer: Stephanie Blanc

Cal Greek Front Drive Area

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:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.