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Common Blue Fescue, Blue Fescuegras
Lily of the Nile, Storm cloud
Yellow Moraea, Fortnight Lily
Common Blue Fescue, Blue Fescuegras

Common name:Common Blue Fescue, Blue Fescuegras
Botanical name:Festuca glauca

This groundcover/grass will grow less than 1' tall and has small, blue-green leaves.

Lily of the Nile, Storm cloud

Common name:Lily of the Nile, Storm cloud
Botanical name:Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud'

The 'Storm Cloud' produces evergreen to semievergreen leaves about the size and substance of the orientalis variety. Stalks of dark purple flowers appear in summer, reaching 4' tall. It is a vigorous grower and bloomer, and makes an excellent cut flower. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Yellow Moraea, Fortnight Lily

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

This clumping perennial Iris relative stands 3'-4' high. It has light yellow, iris-like flowers with maroon blotches that are about 2" wide. It performs best in full sun and in soil with good drainage.

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Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Water Saving Tip:

In the fall, unless it is very hot outside, you can reduce your total watering time by 1/2.

Do not reduce run times, reduce the number of watering days.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.