Common name:Dusky Chief Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Dusky Chief'

This plant will grow 5-10' high x 3-6' wide and has unique foliage that varies in color. It produces deep purple flowers that have a coral edge.

Common name:Torch Lily Improved
Botanical name:Kniphofia hybrids

This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green, grass-like leaves with red, orange, and yellow tubular flowers that bloom in summer. Flowers resemble tiki torches. Hummingbirds love the flowers.

Common name:Variegated Japanese Silver Grass
Botanical name:Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

This tall, mounding grass will grow to about 6' high and has seasonally deciduous, greenish white, variegated leaves. Tall grasses are highly combustible.

Common name:Tipu Tree, Rosewood
Botanical name:Tipuana tipu

This single or multi-trunked tree will grow 25'-50' high and has swaying, light green leaves with yellow blooms. It does well in dry soil and full sun.

The Right Plant Right Place

Putting the right plants in the right places in the right groupings is both the challenge and art of good landscape design.

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