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Blue Lily Turf
Donkey Tail
Mauve Clusters Fan Flower
Garden Nasturtium
Garden Geranium
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Blue Lily Turf

Common name: Blue Lily Turf
Botanical name: Liriope muscari

Grass-like clumps of dark green leaves 1" wide up to 18" long are found on the Liriope muscari. It can reach a height of 12"-15", and dark blue flowers spikes can be seen held above the leaves during the summer. This is an excellent border, accent or ground cover plant that requires part shade exposure.

Donkey Tail

Common name: Donkey Tail
Botanical name: Sedum morganianum

This succulent perennial will grow best in a wall pot or hanging basket due to its long stems. It has light, gray green leaves that grow over one another to give off a "braided" look. The flowers are pink to deep red and bloom in spring and summer.

Mauve Clusters Fan Flower

Common name: Mauve Clusters Fan Flower
Botanical name: Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters'

This perennial used as a ground cover will grow less than 1' tall but will spread 3-5' wide. It has small, green, fleshy leaves. Lavender blue, slightly fragrant, fan-shaped flowers bloom almost all year round. It tolerates full to part sun with medium amount of watering. It can be grown in coastal areas. Frost sensitive.

Garden Nasturtium

Common name: Garden Nasturtium
Botanical name: Tropaeolum majus

This garden annual/groundcover will grow less than 1' tall, but will spread and climb up to 6'. Nasturtium has 2" light green leaves with red, orange, yellow, or white flowers that are in constant bloom throughout the warm season. This plant usually reseeds, with new plants emerging in early spring. This plant does better with regular watering. Some folks put the leaves and flowers in salads!

Garden Geranium

Common name: Garden Geranium
Botanical name: Pelargonium x hortorum

Pelargonium X hortorum is a shrubby, succulent annual stemmed to 3' or more. Round or kidney-shaped leaves are velvety and hairy, soft to the touch, aromatic, with edges distinctly lobed and scalloped toothed. Single and double flowers are flatter and smaller than those of Pelargonium domesticum variety, but clusters bear more blossoms. Comes in many colors such as white, pink, red, salmon and bi-colored.