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Blue Oat Grass
Pink Jasmine
Little Maid Kniphofia, Red Hot Poke
Flanders Poppy
Blue Oat Grass

Common name:Blue Oat Grass
Botanical name:Helictotrichon sempervirens

The Blue Oat Grass is an evergreen, blue clumping grass that grows 12"-18" tall and wide. Its showy flowers are 1'-2' above the foliage. This plant looks good alone as well as in mass plantings. The blue oat grass likes dry hill sides and is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Pink Jasmine

Common name:Pink Jasmine
Botanical name:Jasminum polyanthum

This fast-growing evergreen vine features clusters of fragrant white flowers almost all year in cool climates. It does best when grown in sun to part shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Little Maid Kniphofia, Red Hot Poke

Common name:Little Maid Kniphofia, Red Hot Poke
Botanical name:Kniphofia 'Little Maid'

Red Hot Poker is 18". x 12 " in size. Small clumps of narrow, grassy leaves show a profuse display of ivory-colored ?pokers?, tinted soft yellow and green, in early summer. Moderate summer moisture in rich loam and full sun suit this well-established.

Flanders Poppy

Common name:Flanders Poppy
Botanical name:Papaver rhoeas

This beautiful annual has bright red single flowers, each petal often marked at its base with a large black blotch. Sow seeds in spring. Flanders Poppy is attractive near entries, walkways, and in containers. It can reach 3' tall and prefers full sun in well draining, rich soil. It may re-sow.

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Soils and Compost:

Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.