Top Ten So Cal Plants

 

 

Looking to save water in the garden is mostly about finding the right plants that aren’t as thirsty and thrive in your garden zone or climate. In Southern California you should consider what the L.A. County Arboretum calls its Top Ten Plants.   On the list are plants from similar climates like Australia: Australian Fuscia, Wakiti Sunrise, Zigzag Wattle, and Hop Bush.  And be sure to try the SouthWesternSpecial – a favorite in my garden, Sephora Secundiflora – purple flowers that smell like grape bubblegum. Curator of the LA County Arboretum, Jill Morgenelli shares all the ideas.

LA Garden Show Details and dates here:

www.arboretum.org

 

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Top Ten Plants

Here is the list of the TOP TEN PLANTS for Southern California Gardening:

	Latin Name	Common Name	Family	Origin
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3	Acacia merinthophora	Zigzag Wattle	Fabaceae	Australia
4	Agave sp.	Agave	Agavaceae	AZ
5	Asclepias fascicularis	Narrow-Leaf Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	CA
6	Ceanothus sp.	California Lilac	Rhamnaceae	CA
7	Grevillea sp.	Grevillea	Proteaceae	Australia
8	Penstemon spectabilis	Showy Penstemon	Scrophulariaceae	CA
9	Prostanthera ovalifolia ‘Variegata’	Variegated Mintbush	Lamiaceae	Australia
10	Puya alpestris	Sapphire Tower	Bromeliaceae	Chile
11	Salvia spathacea	Hummingbird Sage	Lamiaceae	Sacramento to San Diego
12	Sophora secundiflora	Mescalbean	Fabaceae	Texas, Mexico
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14	U.C. Verde Buffalo Grass as a lawn substitute