Common name: Ferned-Leaved Tickseed
Botanical name: Bidens ferulifolia 'Goldmarie'

Tickseed grows 14'-18" tall and 24" wide quickly. It is a heat and wind tolerant variety that is perfect for cascading, bright color in baskets, containers, and window boxes. Finely divided, dark green, narrow foliage is covered with gold, single, slightly fragrant flowers. It blooms until first frost. Plant in full sun. It needs well-drained soil. This is a denser variety than the parent plant. Deadheading not necessary as new blooms keep coming up! Perennial is frost free areas.

Common name: Mexican Sage
Botanical name: Salvia leucantha

The Mexican Sage is a bushy shrub that grows 3'-4' tall and wide. It has hairy white stems, grey-green leaves and velvet-like purple flower spikes that bloom summer through fall. This shrub tolerates sun, light shade, little water, and is hardy to 15 degrees F. The Mexican Sage attracts hummingbirds. Be careful not to overwater. -Cornflower Farms

Common name: Western Meadow Sedge
Botanical name: Carex praegracilis

This California native grass can tolerate occasional flooding or standing water as it is found in marshes and wetlands. It does make a great lawn substitute as it can be mowed, will take sun and part sun and need watering once a week in hot summer months. This sedge uses much less water than sod. It can be used for erosion control also.

Common name: Leather Leaf Sedge
Botanical name: Carex buchananii

This orange-bronze ornamental grass/reed is 2-3' tall and 1-2' wide and does best in full sun to part shade. It needs moist soil so plant near a water feature or pond.