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Sweet Pea Shrub
Yellow Wave Flax
Spanish Lavender
Sweet Pea Shrub

Common name:Sweet Pea Shrub
Botanical name:Polygala x dalmaisiana

This evergreen shrub grows to a height of 5'. Its leaves are blue-green, and the flowers produced are pea-like, with a purplish-pink color.

Yellow Wave Flax

Common name:Yellow Wave Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Yellow Wave'

This evergreen perennial is 3' high with clumping yellow/green variegation and weeping leaves.

Spanish Lavender

Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas

This dense shrub grows 2'-3' tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant. It does best in full sun with well draining soil. Established plants need only occasional watering, perhaps once every 3 weeks during the summer. No fertilizer needed for this plant. Great plant for flower arrangements or pot-pourri.

Designer: Dan Berger LandPlan

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Photographer: GardenSoft

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:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.