Demonstration Garden
These are several examples from our water efficient garden, featuring hardy plants from the local area.
Plants in Our Demonstration Garden
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Manzania
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS ‘EMERALD CARPET’
- 1" high spreading to 4"
- Part sun to shade
- Some summer water
- Small white flowers in winter
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Manzania
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS ‘JOHN DOURLEY’
- 3-4’ high and wide
- Full sun to some shade
- Infrequent to no Summer water
- Very hardy once established
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Coyote Brush
BACCHARIS PILULARIS ‘PIGEON POINT’
- 2’ high spreading to 10’
- Full sun to some shade
- Little to no Summer water
- Prune back every 2-4 years, very tough plant years
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Spice Bush
CALYCANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS
- Growth up to 8’ high by 5’ wide
- Deciduous, Shade
- Can take regular water
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Bush Anemone
CARPENTERIA CALIFORNICA
- Growth to 6’ high by 4’ wide
- Part sun to shade
- Infrequent Summer water
- Beautiful white flowers in spring
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California Mountain Lilac
CEANOTHUS ‘CONCHA’
- Growth to 6’ high by 6’ wide (or more)
- Full sun to part shade
- Occasional Summer water
© Steve Wright, Bishop Burton College
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Yankee Point
CEANOTHUS GRISEUS
- 1-2’ high spreading to 6’ wide
- Mostly sun to some shade (inland)
- Occasional Summer water
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Western Rosebud
CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS
- Small tree to 18’ high
- Full sun to part shade
- Can take regular Summer water but prefers occasional water
- Deciduous, pink flowers bloom before leaves sprout in early spring
© Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College
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Virgin Bower Vine
CLEMATIS LIGUSTICIFOLIA
- Climbing vine to 25’ or more
- Part Sun to part shade
- Regular Summer water
- Deciduous with white flowers later Winter to early Spring
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Western Dogwood
CORNUS NUTTALLII
- Small to medium tree up to 40’ or more
- Light shade
- Moist soil; Regular water
- Beautiful large flowers in Spring
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