Common name:Palo Verde Dudleya
Botanical name:Dudleya cv.'Palo Verde'

Palo Verde Dudleya is an attractive succulent with a 12" diameter rosette and waxy, light gray leaves. Foliage is somewhat lance-shaped and thick. During spring and summer, tall reddish spikes appear with orange flowers on top. This plant does best in full sun with well draining, sandy soil. It needs minimal irrigation. It looks great in containers and rock gardens.

Common name:Orange Ice Plant
Botanical name:Lampranthus aurantiacus

This perennial succulent bushy ground cover will grow 12-18" high and produces striking orange or yellow blooms. It does best in full sun and dry soil. Great on slopes for a spring color display, or as a filler in and around low water plantings. Profuse display of color midwinter to spring.

Common name:Hardy Ice Plant
Botanical name:Delosperma cooperi

This succulent ground cover is a moderately fast grower, spreading 2' wide and mounding and can grow 3"-6" tall. During spring through fall, it is covered with flowers could be shades of pink. Leaves are bright green. This spreading succulent does best in full sun and is drought tolerant when established. It needs good drainage. It prefers lean soil. Fertilize in spring sparingly. Tolerates heat and coastal conditions. Looks great in rock gardens, on hillsides and in containers.

Common name:Geelaalwyn
Botanical name:Aloe wickensii

Geelaalwyn is a succulent in the Aloe family with densely packed upright gray-green leaves with small sharp reddish spines along the margins. It has red and yellow flowers that shoot high above the foliage on spikes that appear in late winter. The name is an Africaner word having something to do with a hidden foot. This attractive succulent reaches 2-3' tall and wide. It does best in full sun or light shade. Soil should be well draining; provide regular water during summer.

Common name:Little River Wattle
Botanical name:Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt'

This low shiny ground cover has a low mounding form. It does well in both hot inland or coastal settings, needing little water or care once established. It is a great addition to Mediterranean style gardens, excellent for hillside plantings, rock gardens, mass plantings and with dry creek beds. It is small in stature growing less than 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It looks like side-ways bamboo.