Common name: Tea Tree Red Damask
Botanical name: Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'
Leptospermum scoparium is an evergreen shrub or tree. One half inch wide, red flowers are showy. Branches are densely set with needle-like, fragrant, green leaves.
Common name: Blue Fescue, Blue Fescue Grass
Botanical name: Festuca glauca
This ground cover/grass will grow less than 1' tall and has small, blue-green, evergreen leaves that are very thin and hair-like. Flowers appear in the summer but are insignificant. This dependable but short-lived ground cover prefers full sun in coastal areas and afternoon shade in warm inland areas. It needs well draining soil and is drought tolerant once it's established. Leaves may burn during the summer but trim in winter to keep it looking refreshed. Does not tolerate wet soil.
Common name: Ground Cover Natal Plum
Botanical name: Carissa macrocarpa 'Prostrata'
This wonderful groundcover will grow 2' high and can be trained as an espalier. It spreads quickly to provide good cover. It blooms with white flowers followed by red or purple fruit. Thorns make it a good barrier planting.
Common name: Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Botanical name: Otatea acuminata aztecorum
This exotic clumping bamboo has tall fronds that sway in the wind like a kelp bed forest. This bamboo can reach 20' tall, with canes that are 1.5" in diameter. Canes are covered with light green, thin, narrow leaves which sway in the wind. It rarely blooms. Mexican Weeping Bamboo can be planted in sun or shade and is drought tolerant once it's established. It also tolerates ocean spray.
Common name: Trailing Saponaria
Botanical name: Saponaria ocymoides
Rock Soapwort is a vigorous creeper with semi-evergreen leaves. Growing 4"-8" in height, it is good for sandy or dry areas in full sun. During May and June, small, rich pink flowers adorn the trailing mats of dark leaves. -Holland WIldflower Farm