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Water Tip #1: Five showy, water saving plants

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Sedum angelina

Low growing and bright yellow, this Sedum requires little or no additional water after it’s established.

 

 

PlumbagoPlumbago auriculata “Royal Cape”

This beautiful blue flowering shrub can go years without additional water once established.

 

 

 

 

Kangaroo Paw; Anigozanthos

Kangaroo Paw; Anigozanthos

Available in many sizes and colors, these hardy Australian natives like good drainage, and after they’re established, little water.

 

 

 

 

Limonium arborescens

Limonium arborescens

Very hardy Canary Island native needs little additional water to stay green and bloom.

 

 

 

 

Leonotis menthifolia

Leonotis menthifolia

This water saving member of the mint family is a welcome contrast to Salvias and other blue flowering water savers.

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