Navigating the Garden
This page is continuously updated with information and observations.
Bed 1
These plants can tolerate occasions of slow water drainage.
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Winecup or Purple Poppy Mallow - Callirhoe involucrata
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Southern Wax Myrtle - Morella cerifera
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Blue False Indigo - Baptisia australis
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Standing Cypress - Ipomopsis rubra
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Coralbean - Erythrina herbacea
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Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis
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flagstones recycled from a recent plant installation
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Arizona Sunset and Blue Limestone River Rocks purchased to use in our beds so clients may see the different varieties available.
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Protecting the Winecups with Chicken Wire Cloche Plant Covers and boldworks Garden Cloches allowing them to mature. Growth allows the development of a rough, hairy leaf texture that deer will find less palatable. While this doesn't guarantee protection from a hungry deer, we're testing this method to see if Winecups can thrive in areas with deer access.



Bed 2
This bed includes drought and heat tolerant plants that are great for rock gardens:
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Blackfoot Daisy - Melampodium leucanthum
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Dwarf Yaupon Holly - Ilex vomitoria 'Dwarf'
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Twistleaf Yucca - Yucca rupicola (varieties in green or blue)
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Lindheimer Muhly - Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
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Texas Sedge - Carex texensis
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Coreopsis - Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
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Blue Limestone River Rock

