Common name:Tall Moor Witch Grass
Botanical name:Molinia caerulea 'Moorehexe'
Molinia caerulea 'Moorehexe' is a perennial grass. Plants live long but grow slow. Leaves are light green, narrow, in neat dense clumps 1-2 ft. tall and wide. In summer, yellowish to purplish flowers in narrow, spikelike clusters rise 2-3 ft. above clumps.
Common name:Eastern Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis canadensis texensis 'Oklahoma'
This small, deciduous tree with a rounded head is covered with small flowers of a rose pink color in the spring before the appearance of heart-shaped leaves. It can grow to 25' tall with an equal spread. It has a low branching habit with a rounded form. Leaves turn yellow green in the fall. Not as tolerant of drought of high pH as some other varieties of Redbud. Needs protection from the afternoon sun in the low desert.
Designer: Covey Pardee L. A.
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
