Drought Resistant Ground Cover California

Stagger the holes instead of digging them in a grid design, for the best eventual coverage. Lay a hose on the ground to indicate the size of the bed, or mark the grass with spray paint.

Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed to share our gardens. The arching spikes sit along blue-green stems adorned with round, 3-5 foliate leaves that fade to gray as...

Overwinter indoors where not hardy. The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers.

12-18" long sturdy spikes of white pea-like blossoms contrast with the purplish black stems and are born in spring above the newly unfurling bluish green foliage on tall 3-4' stems.

Baptisia's are durable pest and disease resistant native taprooted perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south. An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, durable, and easy.

Purple Smoke Baptisia can produce up to 50 of the sturdy 4'+ flowering stems once mature. An accidental hybrid of our native Baptisia alba and B. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot from which...

Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life. Baptisia's develop an extensive taproot based root-system and should not be disturbed once established.

Clusters of flaring, fragrant, red flowers are held at the ends of the thick sturdy stems, above the large rich green wide tropical foliage. Excellent for containers. Checkout our new Plumeria Growing Guide for more detailed growing information.

Can be overwintered indoors where not hardy or use it as a vigorous annual. Provide slightly more moisture during the growing season and keep it on the dry side during winter. There appears to be some confusion as to the proper botanical name for this...

Twilite Prairiebluestm Baptisia is a hybrid of Baptisia australis and Baptisia sphaerocarpa and was developed at the Chicago Botanic Gardens by Dr. Jim Ault. This is the first introduction from their Baptisia breeding program.

An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought resistant, deer resistant, adaptable and easy. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot from which to regrow each...

The Yellow Baby Sunrose is a naturally evergreen perennial tropical plant and is considered to be hardy to 25 o F for short periods although some resources suggest it is hardy into zone 8.

Purple Smoke Baptisia can produce up to 50 of the sturdy 4'+ flowering stems once mature. An accidental hybrid of our native Baptisia alba and B. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive taproot from which...

Pink buds open to pure white butterfly-shaped flowers on tall wispy but sturdy stems on this fairly compact and floriferous native perennial. Gauras are hardy and reliable drought tolerant native perennials.

The Red Apple Ice Plant is a naturally evergreen perennial tropical plant and is considered to be hardy to 25oF for short periods although some resources suggest it is hardy into zone 8.

Tall spikes of bright yellow pea-like blossoms are held above the gray-green foliage. An excellent addition to the perennial border or cut-flower garden that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, durable, and easy.

Deer resistant ground cover. Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' better known as Black Mondo Grass is dense, purplish, grass-like ground cover used for high contrast foliage look. Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black...

It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout summer; easy to grow--tolerates dry soil; said to grow best in shade; grows quickly;...

It is known in some areas as a weed, for example, in alfalfa fields in the southwestern United States. * This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height.

It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout summer; easy to grow--tolerates dry soil; said to grow best in shade; grows quickly;...

It is known in some areas as a weed, for example, in alfalfa fields in the southwestern United States. * This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height.

In some places dichondra, a low growing plant and member of thefamily, is seen as a weed. Depending on how sunny the planting area is, seeds may need to be watered a few times a day until they begin to sprout.

Listed amongst the 50 fundamental herbs in Chinese medicine, Japanese ardisia () is now grown in many countries besides its native homelands of China and Japan. It can quickly suffer from sunscald if exposed to intense afternoon sun.

Wedelia is a plant that has some very mixed reviews, and rightly so. Whenever wedelia stems touch the ground, they take root. While this is good news for one of the main wedelia plant uses, holding down soil in otherwise barren sites that are prone to...

Unlike many other spreading groundcover shrubs, the 'Parsonii' Juniper delivers the height of a traditional shrub at 2 ft. In addition to being disease, deer, and insect resistant, this Juniper is drought and salt tolerant.

English Ivy is a vigorous grower so some precautions have to be used when planting near woodlands where it can become invasive if not properly groomed once or twice a year. English Ivy is incredibly versatile often seen in landscapes as ground cover,...

The plants establish and grow quickly, with remarkable tolerance to poor soils, unfavorable weather conditions and even mechanical damage. This creates an issue, and many gardeners evince the desire to completely remove periwinkle ground cover.It may...