Common name:Purple Robe Locust
Botanical name:Robinia X ambigua 'Purple Robe'
Robinia X ambigua 'Purple Robe' is a deciduous tree that grows 25'-40' tall and 12'-25' wide with compound green leaves. It requires full sun, low watering (drought tolerant), and will live in poor soil. It has blue, pink, and purple flowers that bloom from April to June.
Common name:Xylosma, Glossy Xylosma
Botanical name:Xylosma congestum
This medium sized, mounding evergreen shrub with lustrous yellow green foliage produces new growth that is tinted rosy red. It has a growth habit that is loose, graceful and spreading.
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Water-wise plants can be beautiful as well as practical.
Ask for low water use plants at your local nursery.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.
