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Snowy River Wattle

Young Acacia boormanii in San Mateo County demonstration garden. Photo: SK Reid. A lovely, small multi-stemmed tree or large shrub with a willowy appearance and an incredible show of sulfur yellow flowers in February to March.
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Marie Simon Ceanothus

Marie Simon is a hybrid ceanothus that is semi-deciduous with spearmint green leaves and large panicles of fluffy pink blooms from April to June. In 2 years the average height and width grew from 20 X 13 to 36 x 53.
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Star of Toscane Jasmine

Trachelospermum Star of Toscane on 40% ET0 in September 2011. Photo: SK Reid. The slow start and late performance of this star jasmine was undoubtedly due to the small size of the transplants.
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Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata in April 2011 on 80% ET0. Photo: SK Reid. Giant chain fern struggled during establishment in the trials field. Having deficit irrigation treatments its first summer (2010) may have played a role in its struggling performance during the more severe deficit treatments of 2011.
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Evergreen Currant

Ribes viburnifolium on 40% ET0 in April 2011. Photo: SK Reid. Evergreen currant is a California native with a wide-spreading, low-mounding habit that can be used as a low shrub or tall groundcover.
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Iceberg Rose

Rosa Korbin in September 2011 on 40% ET0. Photo: SK Reid. Iceberg rose is not new to the ornamental industry, but it is gaining popularity with landscape designers as a tough, drought and heat-tolerant landscape rose.
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Aster Purple Dome

Aster Purple Dome in September 2011, caged for rabbit protection; 40% ETo. Photo SK Reid. Like other Michaelmas daisies, Purple Dome is an herbaceous perennial that dies to the ground in late fall/early winter and the only maintenance required is an annual cutting to the ground at this time.
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Paparazzi® Jagger Phlox

Phlox Jagger in full bloom in April 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. Jagger is cultivar of groundcover or moss phlox with light mauve flowers from the Paparazzi series.
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Paparazzi® Levine Phlox

Phlox Levine in full bloom April 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. Levine is cultivar of groundcover or moss phlox with light mauve flowers from the Paparazzi series.
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Paparazzi® Adele Phlox

Phlox Adele in bloom March 2015 before treatment. Photo: SK Reid. These three cultivars of groundcover or moss phlox will be discussed together, since their results were very similar.
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