Common name: Yellow Moraea, Fortnight Lily
Botanical name: Dietes bicolor

This clumping perennial Iris relative stands 3'-4' high and 3' wide. It has light yellow, iris-like flowers with maroon blotches that are about 2" wide. It performs best in full sun in coastal areas and appreciates afternoon shade or complete light shade in warm, inland areas. It does best with regular watering and well draining soil. Flowers only bloom one day but another one will bloom the following day, blooming from spring through fall. Foliage is evergreen, long, thin and sword-like.

Common name: Dwarf Mugo Pine
Botanical name: Pinus mugo mugo

Pinus mugo is an evergreen tree or shrub that grows slowly. Needles are 2" long, dark green, stout, and crowded. Cones are 1"-2" long, oval, and tawny to dark brown. It is generally a bushy, twisted, somewhat open pine. Pines are highly combustible plants.

Common name: Copper King Gazania
Botanical name: Gazania 'Copper King'

This perennial groundcover will grow 6"-10" tall and spread about 18". It has evergreen, green foliage with yellow orange flowers that bloom April through September. Flowers close if weather is cold or overcast. It does best in full sun even in coastal areas or desert conditions. This ground cover prefers well draining soil and is drought tolerant when established. Does not tolerate soggy wet soil. May need extra watering in desert areas. Great on hillsides or lawn replacements or parking strips.

Common name: Chinese Pistache
Botanical name: Pistacia chinensis

The Pistacia chinensis is a deciduous tree with broad, spreading growth to 50' in height. Its leaves have 10-16 leaflets, and the fall coloring arrives in beautiful shades of red, orange and yellow. Prune young trees to shape. This tree does not have edible nuts. Female trees have tiny red fruit, turning dark blue. It prefers full sun and deep, infrequent waterings. This is a great street or park tree.