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Seascape Mat Rush

Lomandra Seascape on 50% ETo in September 2017. Photo: SK Reid. As with our other attempts to grow L. confertifolia cultivars, we killed more plants than we were able to keep alive; in this case 8 out of 24 plants survived, roughly evenly distributed between treatments (80% n=3; 50% n=2; 20% n=3).
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Platinum Beauty™ Lomandra

Lomandra Platinum Beauty on 80% ETo in May 2017. Photo SK Reid. Platinum Beauty is an outstanding cultivar of this Lomandra species. Plants maintained excellent overall appearance throughout the trial and showed no significant differences in growth between treatments (Table 21a).
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False Esparto Grass

Lygeum spartum already showing striking flower heads in June 2017. Photo: SK Reid, False esparto grass is the common name for this very interesting Mediterranean native. Its leaves stay green throughout the winter which means no end of season pruning was necessary.
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White Awn Muhly

Muhlenbergia White Cloud on 80% ETo in Sept. 2017. Photo: SK Reid. The southeastern U.S. origin of this cultivar of hairy awn muhly grass is likely responsible for its poor performance in this trial in our hot, dry location.
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Undaunted™ Ruby Muhly

Muhlenbergia reverchonii Undaunted on 20% ET0 Oct. 2017. Photo: SK Reid. Undaunted was a handsome ruby muhly grass on every irrigation treatment, consistently scoring very good overall appearance ratings throughout the growing season (Table 10a).
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Lemon Lime Nandina

Nandina Lemon-Lime on 50% ETo in May 2017. Photo: SK Reid. This cultivar of heavenly bamboo is an extremely diminutive form with pale green leaves as its name suggests. This put on very little growth in two years time.
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Plum Perfect™ Sunbelt® Rose

Rosa Plum Perfect in full bloom in May 2017 on 20% ETo. Photo: SK Reid. Plum Perfect is a shrub rose on the small side that performed far from perfectly in our trial.
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Flip Side® Chastetree

Vitex Flip Side blooming on low water in July 2019 in Davis. Photo: SK Reid. The trade name Flip Side was derived from this Vitex cultivars foliage, where the upper side of the leaf is green while the underside is silvery lavender.
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Vintage Jade Distylium

Distylium Vintage Jade on low water under 50% shade in Davis in July 2019. Photo: SK Reid. Vintage Jade is a low-growing plant used as a foliage or foundation shrub.
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