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Medicinal Aloe
Shoestring Acacia
European or Mediterranean Fan Palm
Medicinal Aloe

Common name: Medicinal Aloe
Botanical name: Aloe vera

This clumping succulent will grow quickly to 2' x 5'. lt has gray-green fleshy leaves with soft tips. Yellow flowers appear on stalks in spring and attract hummingbirds. It is a prolific and tough aloe. Accepts full sun or partial shade.

Shoestring Acacia

Common name: Shoestring Acacia
Botanical name: Acacia stenophylla

Open evergreen tree grows to 30' x 20', with wispy habit. Greyish leaves unusual being under 1/4" wide but over 18" long. Showy creamy-yellow flowers borne in small globular clusters against stems fall through winter. Tall screning tree. Very drought tolerant when established. Avoid overwatering. Native to Austrailan.

European or Mediterranean Fan Palm

Common name: European or Mediterranean Fan Palm
Botanical name: Chamaerops humilis

Slow growing multitrunked palm good for small areas and containers. Full sun or partial shade. Leaves have sharp spines. Native to Mediterranean and Africa.

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Stepping-Stone Boulders

Photographer: GardenSoft

Water Saving Tip:

Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.