Common name:Scarlet Bottlebrush
Botanical name:Callistemon citrinus

A wonderfully carefree evergreen shrub with masses of showy, scarlet, bottle brush-shaped flowers in spring and summer. A very dramatic accent, hedge or screen plant with leathery gray-green foliage that provides year-round interest. Tolerates poor soils, heat and mild drought when established. Thrives in average, lightly acidic, well-drained soil; avoid alkaline soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. More drought tolerant in coastal areas; less tolerant in hot, arid regions. Apply fertilizer in early spring. Prune to shape after flowering. Does best in full sun. Reaches 10-12' tall and wide in 10 years. Will get larger with age. Blooms attract hummingbirds. This shrub tolerates coastal conditions.

Common name:Fruitless Mulberry, White Mulberry
Botanical name:Morus alba 'Fruitless'

Morus alba 'Fruitless' is a deciduous tree that grows 25' to 50' tall and 35' to 50' wide with glossy green leaves. It's requires low watering (drought tolerant), full sun ( tolerances heat), and will tolerate average to poor soil.

Common name:Blue Elf Aloe
Botanical name:Aloe hybrid 'Blue Elf'

This incredibly drought-tolerant plant grows into a dense mound 1 to 2' high and wide and has steel-blue foliage. It has never been known to flower. Dwarf hybrid.

Common name:Shiny Xylosma
Botanical name:Xylosma congestum

Versatile hedge or screening plant displays bronzy young foliage on spreading, gracefully arching branches. Easily trained as espalier. Tolerates heat. Evergreen. Xylosma can be used as either a shrub or small tree in the landscape, reaching 10-12' tall and wide. It does best in full to part sun. Makes a fine natural hedge gently pruned to size or it will adapt to mild shearing for a more formal appearance. Allow it to grow naturally for a shiny light green background for beds and borders. Excellent for breaking up long fence lines or for de-emphasizing large multi-story walls in foundation planting. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Water deeply, less frequently, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. When in bloom, xylosmas draw bees in droves which makes this shrub vital in wildlife gardens and an undesirable plant near swimming pools.

Common name:Beach Strawberry, Sand Strawberry
Botanical name:Fragaria chiloensis

Perennial grows 4-8" high with tooth-edged leaves and ornamental strawberries during the fall. Cut back or mow in early spring to encourage new growth.

Common name:Australian-Dracaena
Botanical name:Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis is an evergreen shrub that grows 12' to 30' tall and 10' to 15' wide with sword-like leaves. It likes full sun, and is very tolerant of heat and drought. It will live in any type of soil that is well drained. Cut back to develop multiple trunks.