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| Botanical Name: |
Ribes viburnifolium |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
RYE-beez vy-burn-eh-FOAL-ee-uhm |
| Common Name: |
Catalina Perfume |
| Family Name: |
Lamiaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Pink funnel shape 1/6 |
| Growth: |
2-3' X 5-12' average to slow growrh. |
| Landscape Use: |
Back ground, erosion control, ground cover, and understore under mature oaks. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast but best in part shade. |
| Location: |
Hort. entry and base of hill & north of LRC. |
| Pest: |
Mites, thrips if to much sun. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
In spring to 12 feet. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, winds, seacoast, insects, deer and lawn irrigation. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen ground cover or subshrub. |
| Water: |
Only until established (2 dry seasons). |
| California Native: |
Yes |
| Description: |
Hardy to 20 degrees.
Sunset Zones 8-9, 12-24. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Santolina chamaecyparissus |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
san-tow-LEAN-ah kam-eh-SIP-ar-iss-us |
| Common Name: |
Lavender cotton |
| Family Name: |
Asteraceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Gold - yellow button or ball head in the summer. |
| Growth: |
2' X 5-6' around, fast growing. |
| Landscape Use: |
Bank cover, border/edging, container plant, cut/dried folia,deer proof, erosion control, groundcover tall, rock garden, seacoast, wall spiller and knot garden. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
North of 300 building Cambillo College |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings, |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers, tolerates shearing in March; 3-4 years. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover. |
| Water: |
Dry between to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to:0=10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 2-24, H1, H2
EBMUD: 210 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Trachelospermum jasminoides |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
TRAY-keh-low-sper-mum jazz-min-OH-deez |
| Common Name: |
Star Jasmine |
| Family Name: |
Apocynaceae |
| Diseases: |
Oak root fungus. |
| Flower: |
White star shape in a cluster. |
| Growth: |
2 1/2-3" X 20', average to slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bank cover container plant, erosion control, espalier(vine), screen, seacoast, wall spiller and vine. |
| Light: |
Sun to shade on the coast. |
| Location: |
East of 350 |
| Pest: |
APHIDS, sCALE, MEALY BUGS: (control) fertilize & ter. SPIDER MITES (control) Increase water, fertilizer. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings. |
| Pruning: |
Tolerates shearing. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, lawn irrigation, neglect, and the seacoast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen groundcover. |
| Water: |
Moderate monthly to none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Notice the difference in the color of the leaves on both plants. The brown leaves tell us that the plant is not healthy. The second plant has healthy green leaves.
Hardy to: 15 degrees.
Sunset zones: 8-24, H1, H2 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Gaura lindeimeril |
| Common Name: |
Gaura or Beblossom |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
MENTIONED or REVIEWED:
TYPE: Semi herb. perennial.
GROWTH: 3' x 3-4'
Fast growth.
LIGHT: Sun on the coast.
WATER: Dry between monthly.
FLOWER: 4 pedel flower in the spring to fall.
PROBLEMS: Invasive/reseeds
PEST: None.
DISEASES: Fungle leaf spot. |
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| Botanical Name: |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus" |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
pose-mah-RHINE-us oaf-fish-in-AL-us pro-STROT-us |
| Common Name: |
Trailing Rosemary |
| Diseases: |
Crown rot in wet soil. |
| Flower: |
Light blue, 1/2 |
| Growth: |
2' x 4-8' fast growth, 25 year life. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracts bees, bank cover, border/edging, container plant. cut/dried flowers, deer prood, erosion control, ground cover, hedge low, rock garden, seacoast, specimen plant and wall spiller. |
| Light: |
Sun on the coast. |
| Location: |
East side of LRC |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and layering. |
| Pruning: |
Tolerates shearing. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust and winds. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen, herbaceous, perennial shrub or groundcover that is dense, mounding, semi-open spreading and trailing. |
| Water: |
Dry between until established (2 dry seasons) then none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to: 15-18 degrees.
Sunset zones: 4-24, H1, H2
EBMUD: 205 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Ophiopogon japonicus |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
oh-fee-ohpPOE jah-PAWN-eh-cuss |
| Common Name: |
Mondo grass |
| Family Name: |
Liliaceae |
| Diseases: |
Tip burn in sun, root rot in too much water. |
| Flower: |
Small spikes of white of white flowers, in summer. |
| Growth: |
8-10" x 8-10", slow growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Border/edging, deer proff, fire retardant, groundcover, pond/stream, rock gardenw/water, seacoast, between stepping stones. |
| Light: |
Part shade to shade. |
| Location: |
Curcular planter south of 600 building. |
| Pest: |
Snails and slugs (control) Sluggo |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
Division. |
| Pruning: |
None required but can cut back radically. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer. lawn irrigation, neglect except water, and seacoast. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen her, perennial groundcover that is clymping, dense and spreading. |
| Water: |
Ample. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to: 10 degrees.
Sunset zones: 5-9, 14-24, H1, H2 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Correa 'Dusky Bells' |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
core-ee-ah |
| Common Name: |
Australian Fushsia |
| Family Name: |
Rutaceae |
| Diseases: |
None. |
| Flower: |
Rose to red fuchsia like tubular bell-shaped 1" X 1/4" in fall to winter. |
| Growth: |
3-4' height x 5-6' spread is round, average growth and dense spreading |
| Landscape Use: |
As a bank cover, container plant and ground cover. |
| Light: |
Sun and part sun on the coast and part sun inland. |
| Location: |
Admin. Hillside, south of 100 bldg. |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
None. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings |
| Pruning: |
None required but will tolerate shearing. |
| Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, insect, neglect, seacoast, smog/dust and wind. |
| Type: |
Broadleaf evergreen shrub that is dense and spreading. |
| Water: |
Dry between. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Characteristic: Beautiful under our native oaks,
avoid reflected heat.
Hardy to 15 degrees.
Sunset zones: 14-24 |
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| Botanical Name: |
Gaura lindheimeri |
| Botanical Pronunciation: |
GORE-ah lind-HYM-er-i |
| Common Name: |
Bee blossom |
| Family Name: |
Onagraceae |
| Diseases: |
Fungal problems in shade/sun (control) Product of our weather and prune to invigorate. |
| Flower: |
4 petals, circular in white/pink. |
| Growth: |
3-4' height x 3-4' spread, fast growth. |
| Landscape Use: |
Attracks Bees, container plant, rock garden, shrum/plant mass, and wildflower effect. |
| Light: |
Sun or coast and inland. |
| Location: |
South of 100 building at Cabrillo College |
| Pest: |
None. |
| Problems: |
Reseeds. |
| Propagation: |
By cuttings and seeds. |
| Pruning: |
Dead head flowers cut to 6" in fall or winter. |
| Tolerance: |
Drought, heat, insects, lawn irrigation and neglect. |
| Type: |
Deciduous herbaceous perennial sunshrub that is open, semi-open, spreading and upright. |
| Water: |
Only until established (2 dry seasons) then none in summer. |
| California Native: |
No |
| Description: |
Hardy to: 10-20 degrees.
Sunset Zones: 2B - 24.
EBMUD: 133
Hardy to: 10-20 degrees. |
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