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Center for Landscape & Urban Horticulture

Current Projects

Groundcover test plots at U.C. Riverside
Groundcover test plots at U.C. Riverside
Current projects and programs of the Center focus on management practices, technologies, and systems that sustain the function and aesthetic value of planned landscapes in Southern California while minimizing the inputs required to establish and maintain them. They include:

  • Refining the water needs of various landscape plant species.
  • Educational workshops on landscape irrigation management.
  • Minimum irrigation needs of palm trees.
  • Determining the best practices for transplanting and establishing specimen palms.
  • Continuing education for certified retail nursery professionals.
  • Evaluation of inter-specific pear hybrids for landscape use.

Current Projects

Groundcovers Studied in Project

California Aster (Core-throgyne filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’)
California Aster (Core-throgyne filaginifolia ‘Silver Carpet’)
Coastal Salt Bush (Atriplex cinerea)
Coastal Salt Bush (Atriplex cinerea)
Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides ‘U.C. Verde’)
Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides ‘U.C. Verde’)
Ground Morning Glory (Convolvulus sabatius ssp. Mauritanicus)
Ground Morning Glory (Convolvulus sabatius ssp. Mauritanicus)
Australian Fuschia (Correa X unk. ‘Dusky Bells’)
Australian Fuschia (Correa X unk. ‘Dusky Bells’)
Cranesbill (Geranium X cantabrigiense ‘Biokova’)
Cranesbill (Geranium X cantabrigiense ‘Biokova’)
Hall's Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’)
Hall's Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’)
Iceplant ( Mesembryanthemums, Aizoaceae family)
Iceplant ( Mesembryanthemums, Aizoaceae family)
Blue Rug Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’)
Blue Rug Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’)
Trailing Purple Montana (Lantana montevidensis)
Trailing Purple Montana (Lantana montevidensis)
Red Apple Aptenia (Aptenia cordifolia)
Red Apple Aptenia (Aptenia cordifolia)
Prostrate Rosemary (Rosmarinus officianalis ‘Irene’)
Prostrate Rosemary (Rosmarinus officianalis ‘Irene’)
Creeping Sage (Salvia sonomensis ‘Gracias’)
Creeping Sage (Salvia sonomensis ‘Gracias’)
Mixed Sedums (Sedum spp.)
Mixed Sedums (Sedum spp.)
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
Creeping St. John's Wort (Hypericum calycinum L.)
Creeping St. John's Wort (Hypericum calycinum L.)
Creeping Thyme (Thymus pracox arcticus)
Creeping Thyme (Thymus pracox arcticus)



Completed Projects



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